νεανίσκοςneanískos
a youth (under forty)
Greek (New Testament) · G3495
Meanings
a young man, youth: Matthew 19:20, Matthew 19:22, Mark 14:51, Mark 16:5, Luke 7:14, Acts 2:17(LXX) Acts 23:18, Acts 23:22, 1 John 2:13, 1 John 2:14; of an attendant (cf. Genesis 14:24, and elsewhere): Acts 5:10.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 19:20 “I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”
- Matthew 19:22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
- Mark 14:51 One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him,
- Mark 16:5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked,
- Luke 7:14 Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.”
- Acts 2:17 ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.