Hebrews 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.”
Hebrews 5:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 5:1231 words
καὶkaiand / also
γὰρgarfor
ὀφείλοντεςopheilontesbehove, be bound, (be) debt(-or)
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
διδάσκαλοιdidaskaloidoctor, master, teacher
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸνtonthe
χρόνονchronon+ years old, season, space
πάλινpalinagain
χρείανchreianbusiness, lack, necessary(-ity)
ἔχετεechetehave
τοῦtouthe
διδάσκεινdidaskeinteach
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
τινὰtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
τὰtathe
στοιχεῖαstoicheiaelement, principle, rudiment
τῆςtēsthe
ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginning, corner, (at the
τῶνtōnthe
λογίωνlogiōnoracle
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
καὶkaiand / also
γεγόνατεgegonatearise, be
assembled, be(-come
χρείανchreianbusiness, lack, necessary(-ity)
ἔχοντεςechonteshave
γάλακτοςgalaktosmilk
οὐounot
στερεᾶςstereasstedfast, strong, sure
τροφῆςtrophēsfood, meat
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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