Hebrews 5:12

12Evenκαὶforγὰρyou oughtὀφείλοντεςto beεἶναιteachersδιδάσκαλοιbyδιὰtheτὸνtimeχρόνον,againπάλινneed ofχρείανyou haveἔχετε[one]τοῦto teachδιδάσκεινyouὑμᾶςwhat [is]τινὰtheτὰprinciplesστοιχεῖαof theτῆςbeginningἀρχῆςof theτῶνoraclesλογίωντοῦof Godθεοῦ,andκαὶyou have becomeγεγόνατεneedχρείαν[those] havingἔχοντεςof milkγάλακτος,notοὐof solidστερεᾶςfoodτροφῆς.

For even by the time you ought to be teachers, you⁺ have need of one to teach you⁺ again what [is] the beginning of the elements of the oracles of God; and you⁺ have become [those] having need of milk, and not of solid food.

Vocab difficulty

59.4

Rare words

  • λογίων

    λόγιον

    plur: oracles, divine responses or utterances (it can include the entire Old Testament).

  • στερεᾶς

    στερεός

    solid, firm, steadfast.