Word study · Greek

nḗpios

infant, child

Say it: NAY-pee-os (approximate)

νήπιος

What it means

An infant, a child. "As long as the heir is a child" (4:1) and "we, when we were children" (4:3).

Range of meaning

  • InfantA baby.
  • ImmatureNot yet grown.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 4

    "As long as the heir is a child" (4:1, 4:3).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3516 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources