What does λογικός · ἄδολος · γάλα mean in the Bible?
λογικός · ἄδολος · γάλα is a Greek phrase meaning "pure word-related nourishment".
Greek · G3050, G97, G1051
λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα
Rational ("logical") · pure · milk (figuratively)
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λογικός G3050 rational ("logical")
Pronunciation logikós
Pertains to reason or intellect; in NT, describes worship and nourishment aligned with rational understanding.
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ἄδολος G97 pure
Pronunciation ádolos
Guileless character or genuine purity without deceit; often applied to sincere faith rather than mere appearance.
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γάλα G1051 milk (figuratively)
Pronunciation gála
Elementary spiritual nourishment for immature believers, contrasted with solid doctrinal meat.
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What does λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα (logikon adolon gala) mean in the Bible?
λογικός · ἄδολος · γάλα is a Greek phrase meaning "pure word-related nourishment".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3050, G97, G1051?
G3050, G97, G1051 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. pure word-related nourishment
Source Gloss
pure word-related nourishment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 12:1 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:2 1×
Word Origins
λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain