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ἀρτιγέννητος
artigennētos
G0738
G:A Greek

newborn

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Artigennetos describes those compared to infants who are urged to desire spiritual milk.

Its sole attested use describes those likened to infants as they are urged to long for pure spiritual milk in 1 Peter 2:2.

Senses in use

  1. Infant-like recipients urged to desire milk · dominant

    In 1 Peter 2:2, the nominative plural neuter form occurs in a comparison involving infants and the command to long for pure spiritual milk; the APB renders the clause, "Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 2:2, the APB presents the comparison as "Like newborn infants"; This identifies the verse's presentation rather than a precise one-to-one rendering.

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