STRONGS G3516:
νήπιος,
νήπια,
νήπιον (from
νή, an insep. neg. prefix (Latin
nefas, nequam, nisi, etc. cf.
Curtius, § 437), and
ἔπος); as in Greek writers from
Homer down,
a. an infant, little child:
Matthew 21:16 (from
Psalm 8:3);
1 Corinthians 13:11; the
Sept. especially for
עולֵל and
עולָל.
b. a minor, not of age:
Galatians 4:1 (cf.
Lightfoot at the passage).
c. metaphorically,
childish, untaught, unskilled (the
Sept. for
פְּתִי,
Psalm 18:8 (
Ps. 19:8); Psalm 118:130 (
Ps. 119:130);
Proverbs 1:32):
Matthew 11:25;
Luke 10:21;
Romans 2:20;
Galatians 4:3;
Ephesians 4:14; opposed to
τέλειοι, the more advanced in understanding and knowledge,
Hebrews 5:13f. (
Philo de agric. § 2);
νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, in things pertaining to Christ,
1 Corinthians 3:1. In
1 Thessalonians 2:7 L WH (cf. the latter's note at the passage) have hastily received
νήπιοι for the common reading
ἤπιοι.
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