Strong G3516νήπιος
child
- Transliteration
- nēpios
- Pronunciation
- nay'-pee-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From an obsolete particle νη ne; implying negation and G2031; not speaking that is an infant (minor); figuratively a simple minded person an immature Christian: - babe child (+ -ish).
Detailed definition
νήπιος, -α, -ον
[in LXX chiefly for עוֹלֵל, also for פְּתִי, etc.;]
infant; of children and minors: Mat.21:16 (LXX), 1Co.13:11, Gal.4:1 (see Lft., in l). Metaphorical, childish, unskilled, simple (Psa.19:8, Pro.1:32 al.): Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21, Rom.2:20, Gal.4:3, Eph.4:14, 1Th.2:7 (WH, fox ἤπιοι); opposite to τέλειος, Heb.5:13; ν. ἐν Χριστῷ, 1Co.3:1.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for עוֹלֵל, also for פְּתִי, etc.;]
infant; of children and minors: Mat.21:16 (LXX), 1Co.13:11, Gal.4:1 (see Lft., in l). Metaphorical, childish, unskilled, simple (Psa.19:8, Pro.1:32 al.): Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21, Rom.2:20, Gal.4:3, Eph.4:14, 1Th.2:7 (WH, fox ἤπιοι); opposite to τέλειος, Heb.5:13; ν. ἐν Χριστῷ, 1Co.3:1.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3516 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- babe6
- child4
- childish1
First verses
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
- Matthew 21:16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
- Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
- Romans 2:20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 13:11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
- Galatians 4:1Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
- Galatians 4:3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
- Ephesians 4:14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
- Hebrews 5:13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
νήπῐος, α
[Refs 2nd c.AD+ ((2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.7, +others))], Ionic dialect η, ον, also ος, ον [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 638)]:— infant, child, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, νήπιον, οὔ πω εἰδόθ᾽ ὁμοιίου πολέμοιο 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.440; νήπια τέκνα 2.136, etc.; βρέφος ἔτ᾽ ὄντα ν. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1399, compare “Andr.” 755, etc.; νηπίους ἔτι [prev. author] “Heracl.” 956; τὸ ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 366d; ἁρμόττουσα τοῖς ν. [πλαταγή] 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1340b30)]; ἐκ νηπίου from a child, from infancy, [τὸ ἡδὺ] ἐκ ν. ἡμῖν συντέθραπται [Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “EN” 1105a2; ἐκ νηπίων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.20.8; ἐκ ν. ἡλικίας “PFlor.” 36.5 (4th c.AD))]; infant in law, minor, ἐφ᾽ ὅσον ὁ κληρονόμος ν. ἐστιν [NT (NT.Gal.4.1)]; of children up to puberty, αἱ τῶν ν. ἐκλάμψιες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.1.4 (compare 3rd c.BC: Herophilus Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 17(1).826))]; but of the foetus in its early stage, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.1 (compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 17(1).653).)]
2 less frequently of animals, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.311, 11.113)]; νήπια alone, the young of an animal, [Refs (17.134.)]
3 of plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 8.1.7.)]
II metaphorically,
II.1 of the understanding, childish, silly, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.237; μέγα ν. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.46, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.44)]; simply, without foresight, blind, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.445; ἀνὴρ ν. 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 79, compare 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 11.1, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.82, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 443, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 76, etc.; ν. ὃς.. γονέων ἐπιλάθεται 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 145 (Lyric poetry))]; οὔτε πρὶν νήπιον, νῦν τ᾽.. μέγαν no child before and now full-grown (i.e. in mind), [Refs ([prev. author] “OT” 652 (Lyric poetry))]; of words, νήπια βάζεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 157; ἀντιτείνειν νήπι᾽ ἀντὶ νηπίων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 891; μηδὲν εἴπῃς ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 105.)]
II.2 of bodily strength, like that of a child, βίη δέ τε ν. αὐτῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.561.)]
[Refs 2nd c.AD+ ((2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.7, +others))], Ionic dialect η, ον, also ος, ον [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 638)]:— infant, child, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, νήπιον, οὔ πω εἰδόθ᾽ ὁμοιίου πολέμοιο 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.440; νήπια τέκνα 2.136, etc.; βρέφος ἔτ᾽ ὄντα ν. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1399, compare “Andr.” 755, etc.; νηπίους ἔτι [prev. author] “Heracl.” 956; τὸ ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 366d; ἁρμόττουσα τοῖς ν. [πλαταγή] 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1340b30)]; ἐκ νηπίου from a child, from infancy, [τὸ ἡδὺ] ἐκ ν. ἡμῖν συντέθραπται [Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “EN” 1105a2; ἐκ νηπίων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.20.8; ἐκ ν. ἡλικίας “PFlor.” 36.5 (4th c.AD))]; infant in law, minor, ἐφ᾽ ὅσον ὁ κληρονόμος ν. ἐστιν [NT (NT.Gal.4.1)]; of children up to puberty, αἱ τῶν ν. ἐκλάμψιες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.1.4 (compare 3rd c.BC: Herophilus Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 17(1).826))]; but of the foetus in its early stage, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.1 (compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 17(1).653).)]
2 less frequently of animals, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.311, 11.113)]; νήπια alone, the young of an animal, [Refs (17.134.)]
3 of plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 8.1.7.)]
II metaphorically,
II.1 of the understanding, childish, silly, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.237; μέγα ν. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.46, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.44)]; simply, without foresight, blind, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.445; ἀνὴρ ν. 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 79, compare 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 11.1, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.82, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 443, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 76, etc.; ν. ὃς.. γονέων ἐπιλάθεται 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 145 (Lyric poetry))]; οὔτε πρὶν νήπιον, νῦν τ᾽.. μέγαν no child before and now full-grown (i.e. in mind), [Refs ([prev. author] “OT” 652 (Lyric poetry))]; of words, νήπια βάζεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 157; ἀντιτείνειν νήπι᾽ ἀντὶ νηπίων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 891; μηδὲν εἴπῃς ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 105.)]
II.2 of bodily strength, like that of a child, βίη δέ τε ν. αὐτῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.561.)]