νεᾱνισκ-ος G3495
Young man, youth — a male in his prime, from adolescent to young adult; sometimes an angelic figure
The noun νεανίσκος (neaniskos) designates a young man roughly between adolescence and full maturity. The rich young man who asks Jesus about eternal life is a neaniskos (Matt 19:20, 22), as is the unnamed youth who flees naked from Gethsemane (Mark 14:51), a detail unique to Mark and endlessly debated. At the empty tomb, the women encounter a neaniskos in a white robe (Mark 16:5) — likely an angelic figure, though Mark's choice of this human word is striking. Luke uses it for the widow of Nain's dead son whom Jesus raises (Luke 7:14), and Acts records Peter quoting Joel's prophecy that 'your young men shall see visions' (Acts 2:17). Spanish 'joven' and French 'jeune homme' capture the age range.
Senses
1. young man, youth — A young man in his physical prime, from late adolescence through early adulthood. Applied to the rich young ruler (Matt 19:20, 22), the young man who fled naked from Gethsemane (Mark 14:51), the widow of Nain's dead son (Luke 7:14), and Eutychus who fell from the window (Acts 20:9). Joel's prophecy quoted in Acts 2:17 promises that young men will see visions. Spanish 'joven' and German 'Jüngling' mark the same life stage. 11×
AR["الشَّابَّ", "الشَّابُّ", "الشُّبَّانُ", "شَابًّا", "شَابٌّ", "شُبَّانُكُمْ", "يا-شابُّ", "يا-شُبّانُ"]·ben["যুবক", "যুবককে", "যুবকগণ", "যুবকেরা"]·DE["Juengling", "Jüngling"]·EN["Young-man", "a-young-man", "young-man", "young-men"]·FR["jeune-homme"]·heb["בַּחוּרִים", "בָּחוּר", "נַעַר"]·HI["एक-जवान", "जवान", "जवानको", "जवानो", "मरी-हुई", "युउवक"]·ID["Hai-anak-muda", "orang-orang-muda,", "pemuda", "pemuda,"]·IT["giovane", "neaniskoi"]·jav["Jaka", "jaka", "jaka,", "nem-neman", "nonoman", "para-nom-noman", "satunggaling-jaka", "tiyang-enem"]·KO["젊은이들-이", "젊은이들아", "젊은이여", "제자-한-사람을", "제자-한-사람이", "청년을", "청년이"]·PT["Jovem", "jovem", "jovem,", "jovens", "jovens,"]·RU["Юноша", "юноша", "юноша,", "юноши", "юноши,", "юношу"]·ES["joven", "jóvenes"]·SW["-", "Kijana", "kijana", "vijana"]·TR["Delikanlı,", "genci", "genç", "genç-adam", "gençler", "sizin"]·urd["جوان", "نوجوان", "نوجوان-کو", "نوجوانوں", "نوجوانوں،", "کہتا-ہوں"]
Related Senses
H0376 1. man, person, human male (2130×)H0251 1. brother (blood sibling) (573×)H0120 1. man, human being (individual/generic) (527×)H0802 1. woman, female person (519×)H0802 2. wife, spouse (255×)H0517 1. mother, female parent (217×)G0435 1. man, male person (202×)G1135 1. woman, adult female (190×)H2233 1. offspring, descendants (172×)H0001 2. ancestor, forefather (146×)H5288 1. Youth, young man (122×)H0269 1. sister (female sibling) (113×)H1755 1. generation, contemporaries (96×)G5043 1. child, offspring (89×)G0444 2. people, humankind (86×)H3206 1. child, boy, youth (86×)H2145 1. male (human being) (79×)G3384 1. mother (77×)H6485a 1. Qal passive participle: numbered ones, enrollment (76×)H1397 1. man (strong/mighty) (65×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
νεᾱνισκ-ος, Ionic dialect νεην-, ὁ, (νεάν) youth, young man, Refs 5th c.BC+; ν. τὸ εἶδος (nisi to be read νεανικός) Refs 5th c.BC+; but in Refs 5th c.BC+ and the eldest son of Socrates is called νεανίσκος Refs 5th c.BC+ in later Gr., Wilcken NT+3rd c.BC+ __2 ὁ ἐμὸς ν. my young man, i.e. servant, NT+3rd c.BC+