νήπιος
nēpios (G3516)
child
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The Greek word νήπιος (nēpios) is defined as "child." It falls within the semantic domain of Kinship & Family, indicating its primary association with relationships and familial ties. This word is used 15 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance in various contexts. The term νήπιος encompasses a broad range of meanings, from infancy to youth, emphasizing the idea of vulnerability, dependence, and innocence. Its usage in the Bible often highlights the need for care, protection, and guidance, underscoring the significance of childhood in the human experience. As a concept, νήπιος represents a stage of life characterized by innocence, receptivity, and growth. Its frequency in the Bible underscores the importance of considering the needs and experiences of children in various aspects of life, from family relationships to spiritual development.
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At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?’ ”
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”
a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.
Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.