ΝΗΠΙΑΖΕΤΕ, νηπιαζετε
NĒPIAZETE, nēpiazete
Sounds Like: nay-pee-AH-zeh-teh
Translations: be a child, be an infant, be childish, be immature
From the root: ΝΗΠΙΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to be a child or an infant, or to act like one, implying immaturity or simplicity. It can be used to describe someone who is young in age or someone who is naive or lacking in understanding. In a moral or spiritual context, it can refer to being innocent or simple concerning evil, or immature in understanding.
Inflection: Present, Active, Imperative, Second Person Plural
Strong’s number: G3516 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 14:20
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 14:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΗΠΙΑΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΗΠΙΑΖΟΝΤΕΣ — being infants, acting like infants, being children, acting like children
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