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νέος

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νέος G3501

Pronunciation néos

What does νέος (néos) mean in the Bible?

νέος (néos) is a Greek word meaning "new". νέος, -α, -ον [in LXX for נַעַר (Gen. Signals redemptive newness inaugurated by Christ. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

new

Extended definition

New in time (recent), distinct from καινός which means new in quality or kind

1young, youthful: Tit.2:4.

2new (prop., in respect of time; see: καινός): οἶνος (cf. οἶ. καινός, Mat.26:20), Mat.9:17, Mrk.2:22, Luk.5:37-39; φύραμα (figuratively), 1Co.5:7; διαθήκη (cf. καινὴ δ., Heb.9:15), Heb.12:24; metaphorically, ἄνθρωπος (cf. καινὸς ἀ, Eph.2:15), Col.3:10.

3Compar., -ώτερος, -α, -ον, younger: Luk.15:12-13 22:26, Jhn.21:18; pl., οἱ ν., Act.5:6 (Rackham, in l), 1Ti.5:11, Tit.2:6; opposite to πρεσβύτεροι, 1Ti.5:1, 1Pe.5:5; αἱ ν., 1Ti.5:2 5:14.

4Νέα Πόλις, Neapolis: Act.16:11 (Rec., Νεάπολις, which see) νεώτερος, see: νέος

Synonymsκαινός, which see

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Signals redemptive newness inaugurated by Christ. Mark 2:18–22

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 15:12 · Luke 15:13 · Luke 22:26 · John 21:18 4×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 5:37 1×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 5:6 1×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 5:7 1×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 12:24 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37 · Luke 5:38 · Luke 5:39 · Col 3:10 8×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 5:2 · 1 Tim 5:11 · 1 Tim 5:14 3×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine 1 Tim 5:1 · Titus 2:6 2×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Titus 2:4 1×

Vocative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 5:5 1×

Canonical Themes

Messiah

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Mark 2:18–22 νέος néos Accusative · Singular · Masculine

new in quality

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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