νήπῐος, α (Sor. 1.7, al.), Ion. η, ον, also ος, ον Lyc. 638: -

I

1. infant, child, freq. in Hom., νήπιον, οὔ πω εἰδόθ’ ὁμοιίου πολέμοιο Il. 9.440; νήπια τέκνα 2.136, etc.; βρέφος ἔτ’ ὄντα ν. E. Ion 1399, cf. Andr. 755, etc.; νηπίους ἔτι Id. Heracl. 956; τὸ ν. Pl. Ax. 366d; ἁρμόττουσα τοῖς ν. [πλαταγή] Arist. Pol. 1340b30; ἐκ νηπίου from a child, from infancy, [τὸ ἡδὺ] ἐκ ν. ἡμῖν συντέθραπται Id. EN 1105a2; ἐκ νηπίων Plb. 4.20.8; ἐκ ν. ἡλικίας PFlor. 36.5 (iv A.D.); infant in law, minor, ἐφ’ ὅσον ὁ κληρονόμος ν. ἐστιν Gal 4:1; of children up to puberty, αἱ τῶν ν. ἐκλάμψιες Hp. Epid. 6.1.4 (cf. Herophil. ap. Gal. 17(1).826); but of the foetus in its early stage, Hp. Aph. 4.1 (cf. Gal. 17(1).653).

2. less freq. of animals, Il. 2.311, 11.113; νήπια alone, the young of an animal, 17.134.

3. of plants, Thphr. HP 8.1.7.

II metaph.,

1. of the understanding, childish, silly, Od. 13.237; μέγα ν. Il. 16.46, cf. Od. 9.44; simply, without foresight, blind, Il. 22.445; ἀνὴρ ν. Heraclit. 79, cf. Emp. 11.1, Pi. P. 3.82, A. Pr. 443, Democr. 76, etc.; ν. ὃς.. γονέων ἐπιλάθεται S. El. 145 (lyr.); οὔτε πρὶν νήπιον, νῦν τ’.. μέγαν no child before and now full-grown (i.e. in mind), Id. OT 652 (lyr.); of words, νήπια βάζεις Pi. Fr. 157; ἀντιτείνειν νήπι’ ἀντὶ νηπίων E. Med. 891; μηδὲν εἴπῃς ν. Ar. Nu. 105.

2. of bodily strength, like that of a child, βίη δέ τε ν. αὐτῶν Il. 11.561.

νήπιος nēpios 15x

    pr. not speaking, Latin infans;

    an infant, babe, child, Mat 21:16; 1Co 13:11;

    one below the age of manhood, a minor, Gal 4:1;

    met. a babe in knowledge, unlearned, simple, Mat 11:25; Rom 2:20 child; infant.

G3516 — νήπιος

νήπια, νήπιον (from νή, an insep. neg. prefix (Latinnefas, nequam, nisi, etc. cf. Curtius, § 437), and ἔπος); as in Greek writers from Homer down,

a. an infant, little child: Mat 21:16 (from Psa 8:3); 1Co 13:11; the Sept. especially for עולֵל and עולָל.

b. a minor, not of age: Gal 4:1 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage).

c. metaphorically, childish, untaught, unskilled (the Sept. for פְּתִי, Psa 18:8; Psalm 118:130; Pro 1:32): Mat 11:25; Luk 10:21; Rom 2:20; Gal 4:3; Eph 4:14; opposed to τέλειοι, the more advanced in understanding and knowledge, Heb 5:13f. (Philo de agric. § 2); νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, in things pertaining to Christ, 1Co 3:1. In 1Th 2:7 L WH (cf. the latter's note at the passage) have hastily received νήπιοι for the common reading ἤπιοι.

νήπιος , - α , - ον ,

[in LXX chiefly for H5768, also for H6612, etc.;]

infant; of children and minors: Mat 21:16 ( LXX ), 1Co 13:11, Gal 4:1 ( v. Lft ., in l ). Metaph ., childish, unskilled, simple (Psa 19:8, Pro 1:32 al. ): Mat 11:25, Luk 10:21, Rom 2:20, Gal 4:3, Eph 4:14, 1Th 2:7 ( WH , fox ἤπιοι ); opp . to τέλειος , Heb 5:13; ν . ἐν Χριστῷ , 1Co 3:1. †

詞類次數：名詞（14）

原文字根：（反-說者） 相當於：H2945（טַף‎）

字義溯源：不能說話的，嬰孩，孩子，小孩子，孩童，未成年者，無知的；由（G3513（νή）X*=不）與（G2031（ἔπος）=話語）組成；而G2031（ἔπος）出自（G2036（λέγω）*=講）。參讀G1025（βρέφος）同義字

同源字：1）G3515（νηπιάζω）言行如嬰孩 2）G3516（νήπιος）不能說話的 3）G3521（νηστεία）禁戒 4）G3522（νηστεύω）禁戒食物 5）G3523（νῆστις）未進食

出現次數：總共（14）；太（2）；路（1）；羅（1）；林前（6）；加（2）；弗（1）；來（1）

譯字彙編：

1）孩子（5）林前13:11；林前13:11；林前13:11；林前13:11；林前13:11；

2）嬰孩（4）太21:16；路10:21；林前3:1；來5:13；

3）孩童（2）加4:1；加4:3；

4）小孩子（1）弗4:14；

5）小孩子的（1）羅2:20；

6）向嬰孩（1）太11:25