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Lexicon :: Strong's G3516 - nēpios

Aa
νήπιος
Transliteration
nēpios (Key)
Pronunciation
nay'-pee-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From an obsolete particle ne- (implying negation) and ἔπος (G2031)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:912,631

Strong’s Definitions

νήπιος nḗpios, nay'-pee-os; from an obsolete particle νή- nḗ- (implying negation) and G2031; not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian:—babe, child (+ -ish).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3516 in the following manner: child (7x), babe (6x), childish (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3516 in the following manner: child (7x), babe (6x), childish (1x).

  1. an infant, little child

  2. a minor, not of age

  3. metaph. childish, untaught, unskilled

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νήπιος nḗpios, nay'-pee-os; from an obsolete particle νή- nḗ- (implying negation) and G2031; not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian:—babe, child (+ -ish).
STRONGS G3516:
νήπιος, νήπια, νήπιον (from νή, an insep. neg. prefix (Latinnefas, nequam, nisi, etc. cf. Curtius, § 437), and ἔπος); as in Greek writers from Homer down,
a. an infant, little child: Matthew 21:16 (from Psalm 8:3 [Psalm 8:2]); 1 Corinthians 13:11; the Sept. especially for עולֵל and עולָל.
b. a minor, not of age: Galatians 4:1 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage).
c. metaphorically, childish, untaught, unskilled (the Sept. for פְּתִי, Psalm 18:8 (Ps. 19:8); Psalm 118:130 (Ps. 119:130); Proverbs 1:32): Matthew 11:25; Luke 10:21; Romans 2:20; Galatians 4:3; Ephesians 4:14; opposed to τέλειοι, the more advanced in understanding and knowledge, Hebrews 5:13f. (Philo de agric. § 2); νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, in things pertaining to Christ, 1 Corinthians 3:1. In 1 Thessalonians 2:7 L WH (cf. the latter's note at the passage) have hastily received νήπιοι for the common reading ἤπιοι.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
8:3; 18:8; 19:8; 119:130
Proverbs
1:32
Matthew
11:25; 21:16
Luke
10:21
Romans
2:20
1 Corinthians
3:1; 13:11
Galatians
4:1; 4:3
Ephesians
4:14
1 Thessalonians
2:7
Hebrews
5:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3516 matches the Greek νήπιος (nēpios),
which occurs 15 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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[fn]At that time G2540 Jesus G2424 said G3004, “I praise G1843 You, Father G3962, Lord G2962 of heaven G3772 and earth G1093, that You have hidden G2928 these G3778 things G3778 from the wise G4680 and intelligent G4908, and have revealed G601 them to infants G3516.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:16 - and they said G3004 to Him, “Do You hear G191 what G5101 these G3778 children are saying G3004?” And Jesus G2424 *said G3004 to them, “Yes G3483. Have you never G3763 read G314, ‘FROM THE MOUTHS G4750 OF INFANTS G3516 AND NURSING G2337 BABIES G2337 YOU HAVE PREPARED G2675 PRAISE G136 FOR YOURSELF’?”

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At that very G846 [fn]time G5610 He rejoiced G21 greatly G21 in the Holy G40 Spirit G4151, and said G3004, “I [fn]praise G1843 You, Father G3962, Lord G2962 of heaven G3772 and earth G1093, that You have hidden G613 these G3778 things G3778 from the wise G4680 and intelligent G4908 and have revealed G601 them to infants G3516. Yes G3483, Father G3962, for doing so G3779 was well G2106 pleasing G2107 in Your sight G1715.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:20 - a [fn]corrector G3810 of the foolish G878, a teacher G1320 of [fn]the immature G3516, possessing G2192 in the Law G3551 the embodiment G3446 of knowledge G1108 and of the truth G225—

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And I, brothers G80 and sisters, could G1410 not speak G2980 to you as spiritual G4152 people G4152, but only as fleshly G4560, as to infants G3516 in Christ G5547.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:11 - When G3753 I was a child G3516, I used to speak G2980 like G5613 a child G3516, think G5426 like G5613 a child G3516, reason G3049 like G5613 a child G3516; when G3753 I [fn]became G1096 a man G435, I did G2673 away G2673 with G2673 childish G3516 things.

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Now G1161 I say G3004, as long G5550 as the heir G2818 is a [fn]child G3516, he does not differ G1308 at G3762 all G3762 from a slave G1401, although he is [fn]owner G2962 of everything G3956,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:3 - So G3779 we too G2532, when G3753 we were children G3516, were held G1402 in G1402 bondage G1402 under G5259 the [fn]elementary G4747 principles G4747 of the world G2889.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:14 - [fn]As G2443 a G2443 result G2443, we are no G3371 longer G3371 to be children G3516, tossed G2831 here G2831 and G2831 there G2831 by G2831 waves G2831 and carried G4064 about G4064 by every G3956 wind G417 of doctrine G1319, by the trickery G2940 of people G444, by craftiness G3834 [fn]in deceitful G4106 scheming G3180;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:7 - But we [fn]proved G1096 to be [fn]gentle G2261 [fn]among G1722 G3319 you. As a nursing G5162 mother [fn]tenderly G2282 cares G2282 for G2282 her own G1438 children G5043,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:13 - For everyone G3956 who partakes G3348 only of milk G1051 is unacquainted G552 with the word G3056 of righteousness G1343, for he is an infant G3516.
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