Gala denotes milk, used both of a flock’s produce and of basic nourishment contrasted with solid food.

The term most often occurs for nourishment described in contrast with solid food or as what infants seek for growth; it also refers to the milk obtained from a flock.

1. Nourishment contrasted with solid food · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 3:2, the accusative singular form occurs in the clause contrasting what was given to drink with solid food. In Hebrews 5:12 and Hebrews 5:13, the genitive singular form is again set against solid food and is associated with being taught beginning principles and with a child; 1 Peter 2:2 uses the accusative singular form in the comparison with newborn infants seeking nourishment for growth.

   1 Corinthians 3:21 Peter 2:2Hebrews 5:12Hebrews 5:13
2. Milk from a flock · rare

   In 1 Corinthians 9:7, the genitive singular form occurs in the question about a shepherd eating from a flock; the APB renders the clause “does not eat from the milk of the flock?”

   1 Corinthians 9:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “milk” in every cited verse, contrasting it with “solid food” in 1 Corinthians 3:2 and Hebrews 5:12, while also speaking of “the milk of the flock” in 1 Corinthians 9:7. These renderings reflect the verse contexts.