Strong’s G3501 · Greek

νέος
néos

Definition

"new", i.e. (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate

Etymology

including the comparative ; a primary word;

Where the KJV renders it

  • new
  • young

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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