As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
As new borne babes deſire the ſincere milke of the word, that ye may grow thereby,
ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη, τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε,
ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη, τὸ λογικὸν, ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε,
ἄδολος , adjective, adolos — guileless, genuine (value 375)
G97,
ἄδολος ádolos, ad'-ol-os; from G1 (as a negative particle); and G1388; undeceitful, i.e. (figuratively) unadulterated:—sincere.guileless
in things: unmixed, unadulterated, pure
in persons: without dishonest intent, guileless
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
ἀρτιγέννητος , adjective, artigennētos — newborn (value 1097)
G738,
ἀρτιγέννητος artigénnētos, ar-teeg-en'-nay-tos; from G737 and G1084; just born, i.e. (figuratively) a young convert:—new born.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
αὐξάνω , verb, auxanō — to make to grow, to grow (value 1312)
G837,
αὐξάνω auxánō, owx-an'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive):—grow (up), (give the) increase.to cause to grow, augment
to increase, become greater
to grow, increase
of plants
of infants
of a multitude of people
of inward Christian growth
Used in 22 Verses, 11 Books 22  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
βρέφος , neuter noun, brephos — an unborn or a newborn child (value 877)
G1025,
βρέφος bréphos, bref'-os; of uncertain affinity; an infant (properly, unborn) literally or figuratively:—babe, (young) child, infant.an unborn child, embryo, a foetus
a new-born child, an infant, a babe
Used in 8 Verses, 4 Books 8  Occurrence Count
γάλα , neuter noun, gala — milk (value 35)
G1051,
γάλα gála, gal'-ah; of uncertain affinity; milk (figuratively):—milk.milk
a metaph. for the less difficult Christian truths
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
ἐπιποθέω , verb, epipotheō — to long for (value 1059)
G1971,
ἐπιποθέω epipothéō, ep-ee-poth-eh'-o; from G1909 and potheo (to yearn); to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully):—(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.to long for, desire
to pursue with love, to long after
to lust, harbour forbidden desire
Used in 9 Verses, 7 Books 9  Occurrence Count
ἵνα , conjunction, hina — in order that, that, so that (value 61)
G2443,
ἵνα hína, hin'-ah; probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):—albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare G3363.that, in order that, so that
Used in 621 Verses, 26 Books 665  Occurrence Count
λογικός , adjective, logikos — reasonable, rational (value 403)
G3050,
λογικός logikós, log-ik-os'; from G3056; rational ("logical"):—reasonable, of the word.pertaining to speech or speaking
pertaining to the reason or logic
spiritual, pertaining to the soul
agreeable to reason, following reason, reasonable, logical
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὡς , adverb, hōs — as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as (value 1000)
G5613,
ὡς hōs, hoce; probably adverb of comparative from G3739; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):—about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, × with all speed.Used in 435 Verses, 26 Books 494  Occurrence Count
| 1 Peter 2:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 6512) |
| ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη, τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε, |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| As |
G5613hōs |
ὡς |
1000 |
| newborn |
G738artigennētos |
ἀρτιγέννητος |
1097 |
| babes, |
G1025brephos |
βρέφος |
877 |
| desire |
G1971epipotheō |
ἐπιποθέω |
1059 |
| the sincere |
G97adolos |
ἄδολος |
375 |
| milk |
G1051gala |
γάλα |
35 |
| of the word, |
G3050logikos |
λογικός |
403 |
| that |
G2443hina |
ἵνα |
61 |
| ye may grow |
G837auxanō |
αὐξάνω |
1312 |
| thereby: |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
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