νεότης,
Dor. νέο-τας, ητος, ἡ, (νέος)
I
1. youth, ἐκ νεότητος.. ἐς γῆρας Il. 14.86, cf. [Mar 10:20], etc.; ἀτέμβονται νεότητος Il. 23.445; ἐρατὴν γὰρ ἀπωλέσαμεν νεότητα, i.e. we died young, Simon. 89, cf. E. HF 637 (lyr.), Fr. 149; ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος, in one’s youth, Sapph. Supp. 12.3, Ar. V. 1199, cf. Ach. 214: in pl., αἱ ν. ἄφρονες AP 9.359 (Posidipp. or Pl.Com. or Crates); αἱ ν. ῥωμαλέαι ib. 360 (Metrod.).
2. youthful spirit, impetuosity, Hdt. 7.13: in bad sense, youthful folly, insolence, ἀκολασίᾳ καὶ ν. Pl. Ap. 26e; ν. καὶ ἄνοια And. 2.7.
II collective, = cross νεολαία, body of youth, esp. of military or athletic age, Pi. I. 8(7).75, Hdt. 4.3, 9.12, Th. 2.8, 20, etc.
III in Crete, νεότας, ἁ, acc. νεότα, gen. νεότας, board of officials representing the νέοι (cf. νέος 1.1), GDI 5012.6, SIG 525.9 (Gortyn, iii B.C.).
G3503 — νεότης
νεότητός, ἡ (νέος), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for נְעוּרִים; youth, youthful age: [1Ti 4:12]; ἐκ νεότητός μου, from my boyhood, from my youth, [Mat 19:20] (R G); [Mar 10:20]; [Luk 18:21]; [Act 26:4]; [Gen 8:21]; [Job 31:18], etc.
νεότης , - ητος , ἡ
( < νέος ),
[in LXX chiefly for H5271;]
youth: [Mar 10:20], [Luk 18:21], Act 26:4 , [1Ti 4:12]. †