νήπιος
nḗpios
a child
An infant or very young child; by extension, someone lacking maturity, understanding, or experience, especially in matters of speech, knowledge, or discernment. Primarily denotes a child too young to speak or express themselves fully. Figuratively used of a person seen as immature, inexperienced, or naïve (in knowledge, understanding, or faith), particularly contrasted with one considered mature or fully developed.
1 Corinthians 13:11 · Word #9
Lexicon G3516
| Lemma | νήπιος |
| Transliteration | nḗpios |
| Strong's | G3516 |
| Definition | An infant or very young child; by extension, someone lacking maturity, understanding, or experience, especially in matters of speech, knowledge, or discernment. Primarily denotes a child too young to speak or express themselves fully. Figuratively used of a person seen as immature, inexperienced, or naïve (in knowledge, understanding, or faith), particularly contrasted with one considered mature or fully developed. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a child |
| Literal | child-infants |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | νήπιος |
| Strong's | G3516 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3516-04
speechless infant
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular; functioning substantivally or predicatively to describe a single male as immature or infant-like. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Speechless infant" preserves the etymological sense of one not yet speaking (νη- + ἔπος) while clearly denoting a very young child. The nominative masculine singular form reflects a single male subject described by this quality. |
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