noun · masculine
neanios
Greekνεανίας (neanias)
Strong’sG3494
a young man, youth
stem neani-4 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νεανίας, -ου, ὁ
(< νεάν = νέος), [in LXX for נַעַר, בָּחוּר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3494 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidneh-an-ee'-as
a youth (up to about forty years)
Fromfrom a derivative of G3501;
King Jamesyoung man.
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 nominative | neanios1×νεανίας | neaniois |
| object accusative | neanion2×νεανίαν | neanioin |
| direct address vocative | neanior | neanioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | neaniou1×νεανίου | neanioiu |
| to, for dative | neanio | neanioi |
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
neanio 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
neanios“young man”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 20:9“young man”kathezerōtos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuriau, kataferirōtos hupno bathuo dialegerōtou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferiratos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
neanion“young man”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 23:17“young man”proskaleratos de tos Paulos henon toiu hekatontarchēoiu fēate; Ton neanion houton apagasōr pros ton chiliarchon, echatō gar apangellara tinem auto.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:18“young man”tos men oun paralambaratos auton agata pros ton chiliarchon kai fēatō; Tos desmios Paulos proskaleratos min erōtata houton ton neanion agara pros sin, echarōton tinem lalara si.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
neaniou“young man”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 7:58“young man”kai ekballaratois exō tau politau lithobolale. kai tois marturois apotithela teim himatieim autoiu para toin podoin neaniou kalirōtou Saulou.They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.