Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3501: νέοςνέος, νέα, νεσον (allied with Latinnovus, German neu, English new; Curtius, § 433), as in Greek authors from Homer down, 1. recently born, young, youthful: Titus 2:4 (for נַעַר, Genesis 37:2; Exodus 33:11); οἶνος νέος, recently made, Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:31-39 (but 39 WH in brackets) (Sir. 9:10). 2. new: 1 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 12:24; equivalent to born again, ἄνθρωπος (which see 1 f.), Colossians 3:10. (Synonym: see καινός, at the end.) STRONGS NT 3501: νεώτεροςνεώτερος, νεωτέρα, νεώτερον (comparitive of νέος, which see) (from Homer down), younger; i. e., a. younger (than now), John 21:18. b. young, youthful (A. V. younger (relatively)): 1 Timothy 5:11, 14; Titus 2:6; opposed to πρεσβυετεροι, 1 Timothy 5:1; 1 Peter 5:5. c. (strictly) younger by birth: Luke 15:12f (4 Macc. 12:1). d. an attendant, servant (see νεανίσκος, at the end): Acts 5:6; inferior in rank, opposed to ὁ μείζων, Luke 22:26. |