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

GreekMeaning

καὶkai

EvenadverbG2532

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ὀφείλοντεςopheilontes

you oughtverbG3784

εἶναιeinai

to beverbG1510

διδάσκαλοιdidaskaloi

teachersnounG1320

διὰdia

byprepositionG1223

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

χρόνονchronon

timenounG5550

πάλινpalin

againadverbG3825

χρείανchreian

need ofnounG5532

ἔχετεechete

you haveverbG2192

τοῦtou

onearticleG3588

διδάσκεινdidaskein

to teachverbG1321

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

τινὰtina

thepronounG5100

τὰta

principlesarticleG3588

στοιχεῖαstoicheia

of thenounG4747

τῆςtēs

beginningarticleG3588

ἀρχῆςarchēs

of thenounG746

τῶνtōn

oraclesarticleG3588

λογίωνlogiōn

oraclenounG3051

τοῦtou

of GodarticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

andnounG2316

καὶkai

you have becomewordG2532

γεγόνατεgegonate

needverbG1096

χρείανchreian

those havingnounG5532

ἔχοντεςechontes

of milkverbG2192

γάλακτοςgalaktos

andnounG1051

οὐou

notadverbG3756

στερεᾶςstereas

of solidadjectiveG4731

τροφῆςtrophēs

foodnounG5160

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Omar HassanNote2mo ago

You Need Milk, Not Solid Food

The author critiques people who should be teachers but still need basic instruction. They're stuck. Not growing. Not developing. I realized I've been stuck for years - going to church, praying, but n...