Youth
νεότηςStrong’s G3503neotēs
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Neotēs is the Greek word usually translated “youth”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “youth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- youth 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
- Mark 10:20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
- Luke 18:21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
- Acts 26:4My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
Greek dictionary
νεότης neotēs · youth
νεότης, -ητος, ἡ (νέος), [in LXX chiefly for נָעוּר ;] youth: Mrk.10:20, Luk.18:21, Act.26:4, 1Ti.4:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “youth” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
YOUTH, noun
Yuth. [G.]
- The part of life that succeeds to childhood.
- A young man.
- A young person, male or female.
- Young persons, collectively.
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.