adjective

neos

Greekνέος (neos)

Strong’sG3501

young, new, fresh

stem ne-23 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

new11×younger8×young3×youngest1×

What it means

νέος, -α, -ον,

[in LXX for נַעַר (Ge 37:2, Ex 33:11, al.), חָדָשׁ (Le 23:16, Nu 28:26, al.), etc.; compar. -ώτερος for קָטֹן, צָעִיר, etc.;]

1. young, youthful: Tit 2:4.

2. new (prop., in respect of time; v.s. καινός): οἶνος (cf. οἶ. καινός, Mt 26:29), Mt 9:17, Mk 2:22, Lk 5:37-[39]; φύραμα (fig.), I Co 5:7; διαθήκη (cf. καινὴ δ., He 9:15), He 12:24; metaph., ἄνθρωπος (cf. καινὸς ἀ, Eph 2:15), Col 3:10.

3. Compar., -ώτερος, -α, -ον, younger: Lk 15:12, 13 22:26, Jo 21:18; pl., οἱ ν., Ac 5:6 (Rackham, in l.), I Ti 5:11, Tit 2:6; opp. to πρεσβύτεροι, I Ti 5:1, I Pe 5:5; αἱ ν., I Ti 5:2, 14.

4. Νέα Πόλις, Neapolis: Ac 16:11 (Rec., Νεάπολις, q.v.)

SYN.: καινός, q.v.

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

Strong’s G3501 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidneh'-os

"new", i.e. (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate

Fromincluding the comparative νεότερος ; a primary word;

King Jamesnew, young.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	neos1×νέος	neas	neem1×νέον	neois	neais	neeim
object accusative	neon8×νέον	nean		neoin	neain1×νέας
direct address vocative	neor	near		neoir	neair
of, belonging to genitive	neou	neau1×νέας	neeu	neoiu	neaiu	neeiu
to, for dative	neo	nea	nee	neoi	neai	neei

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

nestem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

ne 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

Words built on the same stem

neas — Νέα, New (in Neapolis)

Where it appears

23 occurrences, every one of them listed

neos“new”subjectnominative singular1×

Luke 5:37“new”kai oudenos ballatō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mēge, rēgnuati tos oinos tos neos toin askoin, kai autos ekchiti kai tois askois apollueli;And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

neon“new”objectaccusative singular8×

Matthew 9:17“new”oude ballalō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgnuilō tois askois, kai tos oinos ekchitō kai tois askois apolluilō; alla ballalō oinon neon eis askoin kainoin, kai amfoterois suntērilō.Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Matthew 9:17“new”oude ballalō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgnuilō tois askois, kai tos oinos ekchitō kai tois askois apolluilō; alla ballalō oinon neon eis askoin kainoin, kai amfoterois suntērilō.Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Mark 2:22“new”kai oudenos ballatō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē, rēgnuati tos oinos toin askoin, kai tos oinos apolluitō kai tois askois. alla oinon neon eis askoin kainoin.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

Mark 2:22“new”kai oudenos ballatō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē, rēgnuati tos oinos toin askoin, kai tos oinos apolluitō kai tois askois. alla oinon neon eis askoin kainoin.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

Luke 5:37“new”kai oudenos ballatō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mēge, rēgnuati tos oinos tos neos toin askoin, kai autos ekchiti kai tois askois apollueli;And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

Luke 5:38“new”alla oinon neon eis askoin kainoin blēteem.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

Luke 5:39“new”kai oudenos pinaratos palaion thelatō neon; legatō gar; Tos palaios chrēstos atō.And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

Colossians 3:10“new”kai endueratois ton neon ton anakainirōton eis epignōsian kata eikōnan tou ktizaratou auton,and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

neau“new”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Hebrews 12:24“new”kai diathēkau neau mesito Iēso, kai haime rantismou kreittōnem lalarōto para ton Habel.to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

neem“new”subject or objectdirect singular1×

1 Corinthians 5:7“new”ekkathairavar tan palaian zuman, hina aveiō neem furamem, kathōs avō azumois. kai gar tem pascha nu thuita Christos;Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

neain“young”objectaccusative plural1×

Titus 2:4“young”hina sōfronizaleiō tain neain filandrain arō, filoteknain,In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

neoteros4×

Luke 15:12“younger”kai legata tos neoteros autoiu to patēro; Patēror, dōasar mi tem epiballarōtem merem tau ousiau; tos de diairata autoi ton bion.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

Luke 15:13“younger”kai meta ouk pollain hēmerain sunagaratos panteim tos neoteros huios apodēmata eis chōran makran, kai ekei diaskorpizata tan ousian autou zōarōtos asōtōs.After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

Luke 22:26“youngest”vis de ouk houtōs, alla tos megoteros en vi ginetōr hōs tos neoteros, kai tos hēgerōtos hōs tos diakonarōtos;But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

John 21:18“younger”amēn amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain su, kai allos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

neoterain3×

1 Timothy 5:2“younger”presbuterain hōs mētērain, neoterain hōs adelfain en panta hagneia.older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

1 Timothy 5:11“younger”neoterain de chērain paraitesōr; hotan gar katastrēnialeia tou Christou, gamarō thelalō,But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,

1 Timothy 5:14“younger”boulemō oun neoterain gamarō, teknogonarō, oikodespotarō, mēdenan aforman dōarō to antikeierōto loidoriau charin;So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

neoteroin2×

1 Timothy 5:1“younger”Presbutero mē epiplēssaseia, alla parakalasōr hōs patēron, neoteroin hōs adelfoin,Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

Titus 2:6“young”Toin neoteroin hōsautōs parakalasōr sōfronarō;In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

neoterois1×

Acts 5:6“young”anistanaratois de tois neoterois sustellala auton kai ekferaratois thaptala.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

neoteroir1×

1 Peter 5:5“younger”homoiōs, neoteroir, hupotassivar presbuteroi. pantoir de allēloi tan tapeinofrosunan enkombevar, hoti Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassetō tapeinoi de dōatō charian.Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”