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)
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G3516 — νήπιος
nēpios · child · Greek
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Matthew 11:25 · νηπίοις.At that time Jesus answering said, ‘I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.Matthew 21:16 · νηπίωνand they said to him, ‘Hearest thou what these say?’ And Jesus saith to them, ‘Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?’Luke 10:21 · νηπίοις.In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, ‘I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.Romans 2:20 · νηπίων,an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.1 Corinthians 3:1 · νηπίοιςAnd I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly—as to babes in Christ;1 Corinthians 13:11 · νήπιος, · νήπιος, · νήπιος, · νήπιος· · νηπίου.When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;Galatians 4:1 · νήπιόςAnd I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant—being lord of all,Galatians 4:3 · νήπιοι,so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,Ephesians 4:14 · νήπιοιthat we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,Hebrews 5:13 · νήπιοςfor every one who is partaking of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness—for he is an infant,