Word study · Greek
nḗpios
infant, child
Say it: NAY-pee-os (approximate)
νήπιος
What it means
A baby or very young child, one who cannot yet speak or reason as an adult. Paul uses it for believers who are immature (3:1) and in his poem on love for the childish way of speaking and thinking he has left behind (13:11).
Range of meaning
- InfantA baby.
- ImmatureNot yet grown.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 3
"As to babies in Christ" (3:1).
- Chapter 13
"When I was a child" (13:11).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G3516 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources