νηπίων
nḗpios
of babes
An infant or very young child; by extension, someone lacking maturity, understanding, or experience, especially in matters of speech, knowledge, or discernment. Primarily denotes a child too young to speak or express themselves fully. Figuratively used of a person seen as immature, inexperienced, or naïve (in knowledge, understanding, or faith), particularly contrasted with one considered mature or fully developed.
Romans 2:20 · Word #4
Lexicon G3516
| Lemma | νήπιος |
| Transliteration | nḗpios |
| Strong's | G3516 |
| Definition | An infant or very young child; by extension, someone lacking maturity, understanding, or experience, especially in matters of speech, knowledge, or discernment. Primarily denotes a child too young to speak or express themselves fully. Figuratively used of a person seen as immature, inexperienced, or naïve (in knowledge, understanding, or faith), particularly contrasted with one considered mature or fully developed. |
Morphology ADJ.S GEN M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of babes |
| Literal | of-babes |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | νήπιος |
| Strong's | G3516 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3516-03
of infants
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; genitive masculine plural (Gr,NS,,,,GMP,) |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive masculine plural form denotes possession or relation, rendered concisely as "of infants." "Infants" preserves the root sense of those not yet speaking and, by extension, the immature. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
of infants
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'of infants' correctly renders the Greek genitive, keeping with the sense of immature or inexperienced persons as noted in the silex_definition. |