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θηλάζω

MainId: 002342000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: θ

StrongCodes: G2337

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002342001000000
PartsOfSpeech: verb
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'θῆλυς', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002342001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 23.7
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Physiological Processes and States
  LEXSubDomains: Eat, Drink
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-11-10 12:15:17
    DefinitionShort: the activity of a baby feeding at the breast
    Glosses: ['to nurse (of a baby)', 'to suck', 'to feed on']
    Comments: In a number of languages there are highly specific terms for the manner in which babies nurse, including ‘to suck upon’ or ‘to pull at the breasts.’ There may also be distinctions in terminology depending upon whether the child in question is a helpless infant held in the arms or a small child capable of moving about. See also discussion at {D:23.8}.
  LEXReferences: MAT 21:16, LUKE 11:27
2. LEXID: 002342001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 23.8
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Physiological Processes and States
  LEXSubDomains: Eat, Drink
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-11-10 12:15:17
    DefinitionShort: to cause a baby to feed at the breast
    Glosses: to nurse a baby
    Comments: In many languages entirely distinct terms are employed for the causative and noncausative meanings of ‘to nurse.’ Still additional distinctions may be employed depending upon the age of the child. One term may be used in speaking of helpless infants, while another may be used of small children who are able to walk around, but who still are nursed from time to time.
  LEXReferences: MAT 24:19, MARK 13:17, LUKE 21:23