What does νέος · καινός mean in the Bible?
νέος · καινός is a Greek phrase meaning "new in time / new in kind".
Greek · G3501, G2537
νέος / καινός
New · new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
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νέοςG3501new
Pronunciationnéos
New in time (recent), distinct from καινός which means new in quality or kind
Open lexicon entry →καινόςG2537new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
Pronunciationkainós
New in quality and freshness rather than merely recent in time; emphasizes novelty of form or character
Open lexicon entry →What does νέος / καινός (neos / kainos) mean in the Bible?
νέος · καινός is a Greek phrase meaning "new in time / new in kind".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3501, G2537?
G3501, G2537 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. new in time / new in kind
Source Gloss
new in time / new in kind
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms23Case patternAccusative (14)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 15:12 · Luke 15:13 · Luke 22:26 · John 21:184×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 5:371×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 5:61×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 5:71×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 12:241×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37 · Luke 5:38 · Luke 5:39 · Col 3:108×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine1 Tim 5:2 · 1 Tim 5:11 · 1 Tim 5:143×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine1 Tim 5:1 · Titus 2:62×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineTitus 2:41×
Vocative · Plural · Masculine1 Pet 5:51×
Word Origins
νέος / καινός is a primary word - no further derivation.