Word Study · Strong's G3516 · Greek
νήπιος
nepios
nay'-pee-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: nḗpios
“not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian
Rendered in the KJV as
babe, child (+ -ish).
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- νήπιος,3
- νήπιοι2
- νηπίοις.2
- νήπιοι,1
- νηπίοις1
- νήπιος1
- νήπιός1
- νήπιος·1
- νηπίου.1
- νηπίων1
- νηπίων,1
How it is rendered · 11
- a child,3
- infants2
- to little children.2
- a child1
- a child;1
- an infant1
- child.1
- children,1
- of babes1
- of infants,1
- to infants1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 6
- A-DPM · 3
- A-NPM · 3
- A-GPM · 2
- A-GSM · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Corinthians6 of 15 · 40%
- Matthew2 of 15 · 13%
- Galatians2 of 15 · 13%
- Luke1 of 15 · 7%
- Romans1 of 15 · 7%
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 11:25νηπίοις.nēpioisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAt that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.here: to little children.
- Matthew 21:16νηπίωνnēpiōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”here: of babes
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 3:1νηπίοιςnēpioisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralBrothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.here: to infants
- 1 Corinthians 13:11νήπιος,nēpiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.here: a child,
- 1 Corinthians 13:11νήπιος,nēpiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.here: a child,
- 1 Corinthians 13:11νήπιος,nēpiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.here: a child,
- 1 Corinthians 13:11νήπιος·nēpiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.here: a child;
- 1 Corinthians 13:11νηπίου.nēpiouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhen I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.here: child.
Galatians2 occurrences
- Galatians 4:1νήπιόςnēpiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhat I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.here: a child
- Galatians 4:3νήπιοι,nēpioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSo also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.here: children,