νέοςnéos
"new", i.e. (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate
Greek (New Testament) · G3501
Meanings
1. young, youthful: Titus 2:4.
2. new (properly, in respect of time; see καινός): οἶνος (cf. οἶ. καινός, Matthew 26:29), Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37-39; φύραμα (figuratively), 1 Corinthians 5:7; διαθήκη (cf. καινὴ δ., Hebrews 9:15), Hebrews 12:24; metaphorically, ἄνθρωπος (cf. καινὸς ἀ, Ephesians 2:15), Colossians 3:10.
3. Compar., -ώτερος, -α, -ον, younger: Luke 15:12, Luke 15:13, Luke 22:26, John 21:18; plural, οἱ ν., Acts 5:6 (Rackham, in l.), 1 Timothy 5:11, Titus 2:6; opposed to πρεσβύτεροι, 1 Timothy 5:1, 1 Peter 5:5; αἱ ν., 1 Timothy 5:2, 1 Timothy 5:14.
4. Νέα Πόλις, Neapolis: Acts 16:11 (Rec., Νεάπολις, see that word)
Synonyms
καινός, see that word
Same root
- νεότηςneótēs · G3503newness, i.e. youthfulness
- νεόφυτοςneóphytos · G3504newly planted, i.e. (figuratively) a young convert ("neophyte")
- ΝεάπολιςNeápolis · G3496new town; Neapolis, a place in Macedonia
- καινόςkainós · G2537
- νουμηνίαnoumēnía · G3561the festival of new moon
- νεανίαςneanías · G3494a youth (up to about forty years)
- ἀνανεόωananeóō · G365to renovate, i.e. reform
- νεοσσόςneossós · G3502a youngling (nestling)
Where it appears
Appears 24 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”
- Mark 2:22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.”
- Luke 5:37 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins.
- Luke 5:38 New wine must be stored in new wineskins.
- Luke 5:39 But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.”
- Luke 15:12 The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.