νεανίσκος neaniskos

Greek word for “young man” · Strong’s G3495 · used 11 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

νεανίσκος, -ου, ὁ; (dimin. of νεανίας); a young man, youth:, 16:5, " (LXX); of an attendant (cf., al.):.†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for neaniskos in context, with how often each is used:

• young man 7
• young men 4

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 19 (2), Acts 23 (2), 1 John 2 (2), Mark 14 (1), Mark 16 (1), Luke 7 (1), Acts 2 (1), Acts 5 (1)

Forms

• νεανίσκοι 4
• νεανίσκος 3
• νεανίσκον 3
• νεανίσκε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with neaniskos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• χιλίαρχος chiliarchos “military officer” 2
• περιβάλλω periballō “to clothe” 2
• νικάω nikaō “to conquer” 2
• ἀρχή archē “beginning” 2
• πονηρός ponēros “evil/bad” 2
• μέν men “on the other hand” 2
• γράφω graphō “to write” 2
• εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 2
• γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 2
• λόγος logos “word” 2
• πατήρ patēr “father” 2

Key verses

The verses using neaniskos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 19:20 — The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
• Matthew 19:22 — But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
• Mark 14:51 — And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
• Mark 16:5 — And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
• Luke 7:14 — And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
• Acts 2:17 — And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your…
• Acts 5:10 — Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her…
• Acts 23:18 — So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath…
• Acts 23:22 — So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
• 1 John 2:13 — I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write…
• 1 John 2:14 — I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.