νεᾱν-ίας, ου, and Ion. νεηνίης, εω, ὁ, dat. pl. νεανίοις IG 9(2).205.25 (Phthiotis, iii B.C.): (νεάν): -
I
1. young man, Hom. (only in Od.) always with ἀνήρ, νεηνίῃ ἀνδρὶ ἐοικώς Od. 10.278; ἄνδρες κοιμήσαντο νεηνίαι 14.524; παῖδες νεηνίαι Hdt. 1.61, cf. 7.99; ν. γαμβρός Pi. O. 7.4; τέκτονες κώμων ν. Id. N. 3.5: without a Subst. in Hdt. 1.37, 43, S. OC 335, El. 750, E. Alc. 698, X. Mem. 3.1.2, etc.
2. freq. with the sense of a youth in character, i.e. either in good sense, impetuous, active, E. Ion 1041, cf. Ar. V. 1333, X. Cyr. 1.3.6, D. 18.313; or in bad sense, hot-headed, wilful, headstrong, E. Supp. 580; ἓν μὲν τοίνυν τοῦτο.. πολίτευμα τοῦ νεανίου τούτου D. 18.136, cf. Pl. Sph. 239d.
II
1. as masc. Adj., youthful, νεανίαι τὰς ὄψεις Lys. 10.29.
2. of things, etc., new, young, fresh, νεανίαις ὤμοισι E. Hel. 1562; ν. θώρακα καὶ βραχίονα Id. HF 1095; ἄρτος Ar. Lys. 1207; ν. λόγοι rash, wilful words, E. Alc. 679. [ νεανιῶν is trisyll. in Ar. V. 1069; cf. νεανικός. ]
νεανίας neanias 3x
a young man, youth, [Act 20:9]; [Act 23:17];
used of one who is in the prime of life, [Act 7:58]
G3494 — νεανίας
νεανίου, ὁ (from νέαν, and this from νέος; cf. μεγιστάν (which see), ξυνάν), from Homer down; Hebrew נַעַר and בָּחוּר; a young man: [Act 20:9]; [Act 23:17], and R G in 18 (so here WH text), 22; it is used as in Greek writings, like the Latinadulescens and the Hebrew נַעַר ([Gen 41:12]), of men between twenty-four and forty years of age (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 213; (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 10; other references in Stephanus' Thesaurus, see under the words, νεᾶνις, νεανίσκος): [Act 7:58].