Hebrews
Hebrews 5:12
12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word.c You need milk, not solid food!
Footnotes
- c 5:12 Or of the oracles of God
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Although | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| time | χρόνον | chronon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5550 time, a particular time, season |
| you ought | ὀφείλοντες | opheilontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3784 I owe, ought |
| to be | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| teachers | διδάσκαλοι | didaskaloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1320 a teacher |
| you | ἔχετε | echete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| to reteach | διδάσκειν | didaskein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1321 I teach |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| basic | ἀρχῆς | archēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G746 ruler, beginning |
| principles | στοιχεῖα | stoicheia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4747 a heavenly body, an element |
| of God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| word | λογίων | logiōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3051 divine communication |
| You need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| milk | γάλακτος | galaktos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1051 milk |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| solid | στερεᾶς | stereas | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4731 solid, firm, steadfast |
| food | τροφῆς | trophēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5160 food, nourishment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 6:1 · 1 Corinthians 3:1–3 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Hebrews 5:13 · Isaiah 28:9–10 · Colossians 3:16 · Ezra 7:10 · Isaiah 28:13 · Psalm 34:11 · 1 Peter 4:11 · Matthew 17:17 · Isaiah 55:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.