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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #3495 - νεανίσκος

Transliteration

neanískos

Phonetics

neh-an-is'-kos

Origin

from the same as (G3494)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a young man, youth
1. used of a young attendant or servant

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 582 ‑ אֱנוֹשׁ (en‑oshe'); 970 ‑ בָּחֻר (baw‑khoor', baw‑khoor'); 3206 ‑ יֶלֶד (yeh'‑led); 5288 ‑ נַעַר (nah'‑ar); 5958 ‑ עֶלֶם (eh'‑lem);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (10)

Matthew 2

Mark 3

Luke 1

Acts 2

1 John 2

NAS (22)

Matthew 4

Mark 4

Luke 2

Acts 8

1 John 4

HCS (10)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Acts 4

1 John 2

BSB (11)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 1

Acts 4

1 John 2

ESV (10)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Acts 4

1 John 2

WEB (10)

Matthew 2

Mark 3

Luke 1

Acts 2

1 John 2

KJV (10)

man 5

men 5

NAS (22)

MEN 1

YOUNG 1

Young 1

man 7

men 3

young 9

HCS (10)

a young man 1

young man 5

young men 4

BSB (11)

Young man 1

a young man 1

young [men] 1

young man 5

young men 3

ESV (10)

young man 6

young men 4

WEB (10)

The young man 1

Young man 1

a young man 1

the young man 1

young 1

young men 5

RAH

N-APM 16

N-ASM 4

N-DPM 4

N-DSM 3

N-GPM 7

N-GSM 6

N-NPM 27

N-NSM 6

N-VSM 1

ANT

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

BEZ

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

BGB

N-AMS 3

N-NMP 2

N-NMS 3

N-VMP 2

N-VMS 1

BMT

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

BYZ

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

ELZ

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

NA26

N-ASM 3

N-NPM 2

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

SBL

N-ASM 2

N-NPM 2

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

SCV

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

STV

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

TIS

N-ASM 3

N-NPM 2

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

N-ASM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

N-ASM 3

N-NPM 2

N-NSM 3

N-VPM 2

N-VSM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

νεᾱνισκ-ος,

Ion. νεην-, ὁ, (νεάν)

1. youth, young man, IG 12.374.162, al., Hdt. 4.72, 112, Pl. Smp. 211d, Arist. Pol. 1303b21, Anon.Hist.(FGrH 160) p.887 J., etc.; ν. τὸ εἶδος (nisi leg. νεανικός) X. HG 3.3.5; in Hdt. 3.53 the same youth is called both νεηνίης and νεηνίσκος; but in Antipho 3.4.6 and 8 the same person is called ν. and μειράκιον, and the eldest son of Socrates is called νεανίσκος X. Mem. 2.2.1, but μειράκιον Pl. Ap. 34d; ἔν τε παισὶ καὶ ν. καὶ ἐν ἀνδράσι Id. R. 413e; παῖς εἴκοσι ἔτεα, νεηνίσκος εἴκοσι, νεηνίης εἴκοσι, γέρων εἴκοσι Pythag. ap. D.L. 8.10, cf. Hp. Hebd. 5: more freq. than νεανίας in later Gr., Wilcken Chr. 30i4 (iii/ii B.C.), Plb. 1.36.12, Matthew 19:20, etc.

2. ὁ ἐμὸς ν. my young man, i.e. servant, Luc. Alex. 53; perh. also, PCair.Zen. 18.6 (iii B.C.), Mark 14:51 : pl., dub. sens., PCair.Zen. 153 (iii B.C., written νενίσκοις).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

νεανίσκος, νεανίσκου, ὁ (from νέαν, see νεανίας; on the ending νεανίσκος, νεανισκη, which has diminutive force, as ἀνθρωπίσκος, βασιλίσκος, παιδίσκη, etc., cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 443), from Herodotus down; the Sept. chiefly for בָּחוּר and נַעַר; a young man, youth: Matthew 19:20, 22; Mark 14:51a; Mark 16:5; Luke 7:14; Acts 2:17; (and L T Tr WH in (here WH marginal reading only), ); 1 John 2:13f; like נַעַר (2 Samuel 2:14; Genesis 14:24, etc.; cf. German Bursche, Knappe equivalent to Knabe (cf. our colloquial boys, lads )) used of a young attendant or servant: so the plural in Mark 14:51 Rec.; Acts 5:10.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

νεανίσκος , -ου , ὁ

(dimin. of νεανίας ),

[in LXX chiefly for H5288, also for H970, etc.;]

a young man, youth: Matthew 19:20; Matthew 19:22, Mark 14:51; Mark 16:5, Luke 7:14, Acts 2:17 (LXX) Acts 23:18; Acts 23:22, 1 John 2:13-14; of an attendant (cf. Genesis 14:24, al.) : Acts 5:10.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

νεανία νεανίας Νεανισκε Νεανίσκε νεανισκοι νεανίσκοι νεανίσκοις νεανισκον νεανίσκον νεανισκος νεανίσκος νεανίσκου νεανίσκους νεανίσκω νεανίσκων Neaniske Neaníske neaniskoi neanískoi neaniskon neanískon neaniskos neanískos