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Koine Greek wordlink #86635

βρέφηActs 7

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Other uses (1) of identical word form βρέφη (N-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βρέφη’ (N-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘babies’.

Luke 18:15 ‘to him also the babies in_order_that against them he may_be touching’ SR GNT Luke 18:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15And they_were_ also _bringing the babies to_him, in_order_that he_may_be_touching against_them, but the apprentices/followers having_seen, were_giving_rebuke to_them.   (LUK_18:15)

OET-RV: 15The people also brought their babies to Yeshua so that he would touch them and bless them, but his apprentices scolded them when they saw it. (LUK 18:15)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘brefos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘a baby’, ‘babies’, ‘baby’.

Greek words (1) other than βρέφη (N-ANP) with a gloss related to ‘babies’

1 PET 2:2βρέφη (brefaʸ) N-NNP ‘like newborn babies the logical unadulterated’ SR GNT 1 Pet 2:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2like newborn babies long the logical unadulterated milk, in_order_that by it you_all_may_be_grown for salvation, (PE1_2:2)

OET-RV: 2Just like newborn babies long for pure milk so they’ll grow, you should cultivate a thirst for what’ll help you grow as people who are rescued, (PE1 2:2)

Key: N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural NNP=nominative,neuter,plural