Hebrews 5:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ μετέχων γάλακτος ἄπειρος λόγου δικαιοσύνης: νήπιος γάρ ἐστιν.

Transliteration

For everyone gar metechōn of galaktos is apeiros of logou of dikaiosynēs: for gar nēpios he estin.

Grammar Details

*Pas gar*: nominative, masculine, singular + postpositive conjunction - for everyone
*ho metechōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular with article - the one partaking
*galaktos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of milk
*apeiros*: nominative, masculine, singular adjective - unskilled/inexperienced
*logou dikaiosynēs*: genitive, masculine, singular + genitive, feminine, singular - of word of righteousness
*nēpios gar estin*: nominative, masculine, singular + postpositive conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd singular - for he is an infant

Word Meanings

*metechōn*: partaking/sharing in/participating in
*galaktos*: milk/basic sustenance
*apeiros*: unskilled/inexperienced/unacquainted with
*logou*: word/message/account
*dikaiosynēs*: righteousness/justice/uprightness
*nēpios*: infant/baby/immature person

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

1 Pet 2:2 : 2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk {G3050} which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
Isa 28:9 : 9 Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?
Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, {G3588} after the wiles of error;
2 Tim 3:16 : 16 Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.
Ps 119:123 : 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.
Matt 11:25 : 25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you did hide these things from the wise and understanding, and did reveal them unto babes:
Mark 10:15 : 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
Rom 1:17-18 : 17 For therein {G846} is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness;
2 Cor 3:9 : 9 For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Rom 10:5-6 : 5 For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live {G1722} thereby. 6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)
1 Cor 3:1 : 1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.
1 Cor 13:11 : 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.
Rom 2:20 : 20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;

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