Neaniskos νεανίσκος

Neaniskos (Greek νεανίσκος, Strong's G3495) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “young man”. It occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Neaniskos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 19:20
  The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
• Matthew 19:22
  But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

Mark

• Mark 14:51
  And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
• Mark 16:5
  And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

Luke

• Luke 7:14
  And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

Acts

• Acts 2:17
  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
• Acts 5:10
  Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
• Acts 23:18
  So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
• Acts 23:22
  So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

1 John

• 1 John 2:13
  I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
• 1 John 2:14
  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).