βρέφοςbréphos
an infant (properly, unborn) literally or figuratively
Greek (New Testament) · G1025
Meanings
1. an unborn child: Luke 1:41, Luke 1:44.
2. a newborn child, a babe: Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16, Luke 18:15, Acts 7:19, 1 Peter 2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy, 2 Timothy 3:15.
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:44 When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
- Luke 2:12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”
- Luke 2:16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.
- Luke 18:15 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.
- Acts 7:19 This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.