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Nestling

νεοσσόςStrong’s G3502

neossos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Neossos is the Greek word usually translated “young”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
Luke 2:24 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “young”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • young 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    νεοσσός neossos · nestling

    νοσσός (νεοσσός, Rec., as in cl. Att.. -ττός; Phryn. rejects the dissyl. form), -οῦ, ὁ (νόος), [in LXX chiefly for בֵּן ;] a young bird: Luk.2:24 (LXX).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “nestling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    NESTLING, noun

    1. A young bird in the nest, or just taken from the nest.
    2. A nest.
    All definitions and other forms of “nestling”

      NESTLING, adjective

      Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.