noun · neuter

brefem

Greekβρέφος (brefos)

Strong’sG1025

infant, babe

stem bref-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

baby4×infants3×childhood1×

What it means

** βρέφος, -ους, τό,

[in LXX: Si 19:11, I Mac 1:61, II Mac 6:10, III Mac 5:49, IV Mac 4:25*;]

1. an unborn child: Lk 1:41, 44.

2. a newborn child, a babe: Lk 2:12, 16 18:15, Ac 7:19, I Pe 2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy, II Ti 3:15.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1025 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidbref'-os

an infant (properly, unborn) literally or figuratively

Fromof uncertain affinity;

King Jamesbabe, (young) child, infant.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	brefem2×βρέφος	brefeim1×βρέφη
of, belonging to genitive	brefeu1×βρέφους	brefeiu
to, for dative	brefe	brefei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

brefstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

brefe is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

brefem“baby”subject or objectdirect singular2×

Luke 1:41“baby”kai gineta hōs akouata ton aspasmon tau Mariau tas Elisabet, skirtata tem brefem en ta koilia autau, kai pimplēita pneumeu hagieu tas Elisabet,When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:44“baby”idou gar hōs gineta tas fōnas tou aspasmou su eis teim oueim mu, skirtata en agalliasia tem brefem en ta koilia mu.For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

brefeu“childhood”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

2 Timothy 3:15“childhood”kai hoti apo brefeu hiereim grammeim oidasē, teim dunerōteim sin sofizara eis sōtērēan dia pistiau tau en Christo Iēso;From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

brefeim“infants”subject or objectdirect plural1×

1 Peter 2:2“infants”hōs artigennēteim brefeim tem logikem adolem galem epipothavar, hina en aute auxaniveia eis sōtērēan,Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

brefem2×

Luke 2:12“baby”kai houtem vi tem sēmem, heuriskavi brefem sparganirētem kai keierōtem en fatna.And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Luke 2:16“baby”kai erchala speudaratois kai aneuriskala tan tē Mariam kai ton Iōsēf kai tem brefem keierōtem en ta fatna;So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.

brefeim2×

Luke 18:15“infants”Prosferale de auto kai teim brefeim hina auteiu hapteteiō; horaratois de tois mathētois epitimale autoi.Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

Acts 7:19“infants”houtos katasofizeratos tem genem nu kakata toin patēroin teu poiarō teim brefeim ektheteim autoiu eis tem mē zōogonirō.He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.