noun · masculine
neaniskos
Greekνεανίσκος (neaniskos)
Strong’sG3495
a young man
stem neanisk-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νεανίσκος, -ου, ὁ
(dimin. of νεανίας), [in LXX chiefly for נַעַר, also for בָּחוּר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3495 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidneh-an-is'-kos
a youth (under forty)
Fromfrom the same as G3494;
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 | neaniskos3×νεανίσκος | neaniskois2×νεανίσκοι |
| object accusative | neaniskon2×νεανίσκον | neaniskoin |
| direct address vocative | neaniskor1×Νεανίσκε | neaniskoir2×νεανίσκοι |
| of, belonging to genitive | neaniskou | neaniskoiu |
| to, for dative | neanisko | neaniskoi |
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
neanisko 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
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
neaniskos“young man”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 19:20“young man”legatō auto tos neaniskos; Panteim houteim fulassama; tinem ēti husteramō?“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
Matthew 19:22“young man”akouaratos de tos neaniskos ton logon aperchata lupirōtos, ate gar echarōtos ktēmeim polleim.When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
Mark 14:51“young man”Kai neaniskos tinos sunakolouthate auto periballerētos sindōnan epi gumneu, kai kratalō auton,One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
neaniskon“young man”objectaccusative singular2×
Mark 16:5“young man”kai eisercharatais eis tem mnēmeiem horala neaniskon katherōton en tei dexei periballerēton stolan leukan, kai ekthambila.When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
Acts 23:22“young man”tos men oun chiliarchos apoluata ton neaniskon parangellaratos mēdeno eklalara hoti houteim emfanizasa pros min.So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
neaniskor“young man”direct addressvocative singular1×
Luke 7:14“young man”kai prosercharatos hapteta tau sorau, tois de bastazarōtois histanala, kai legata; Neaniskor, si legamō, egeirisar.Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
neaniskois“young men”subjectnominative plural2×
Acts 2:17“young men”Kai eti en tai eschatai hēmerai, legatō tos theos, ekchami apo teu pneumeu mu epi pantan sarxan, kai profēteuali tois huiois vu kai tais thugatērais vu, kai tois neaniskois vu horasiain horeli, kai tois presbuterois vu enupniei enupniazili;‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Acts 5:10“young men”piptata de parachrēma pros toin podoin autou kai ekpsuchata; eisercharatois de tois neaniskois heuriskala autan nekran, kai ekferaratois thaptala pros ton anēron autau.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
neaniskoir“young men”direct addressvocative plural2×
1 John 2:13“young men”grafamō vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafamō vi, neaniskoir, hoti nikavē ton ponēron.I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
1 John 2:14“young men”grafama vi, paidieim, hoti gnōskavē ton patēron; grafama vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafama vi, neaniskoir, hoti ischurois avō kai tos logos tou theou en vi menatō kai nikavē ton ponēron.I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.