Forms of the word

Dictionary
γάλα, ακτος, τό
Greek transliteration
gala
Simplified transliteration
gala

Numbers

Strong's number
1051
GK Number
1128

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3c(6d)
Gloss
milk
Definition
milk, 1 Cor. 9:7; met. spiritual milk, consisting in the elements of Christian instruction, 1 Cor. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, 13; spiritual nutriment, 1 Pet. 2:2*

Greek-English Concordance for γάλα

1 Corinthians 3:2 I gave you milk (gala | γάλα | acc sg neut), not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
1 Corinthians 9:7 Who serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk (galaktos | γάλακτος | gen sg neut)?
Hebrews 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of God’s revelation. You have become people needing milk (galaktos | γάλακτος | gen sg neut), not solid food;
Hebrews 5:13 for everyone who lives on milk (galaktos | γάλακτος | gen sg neut) is inexperienced with the teaching about righteousness, since he is still a child.
1 Peter 2:2 like newborn babes, crave the milk (gala | γάλα | acc sg neut) that is pure and spiritual, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

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