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Koine Greek wordlink #140423

SR GNT 2Tim 3:15 βρέφους (brefous) ‘and that from a baby the the sacred writings’ Strongs=10250 Lemma=brefos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular

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Only use of identical word form βρέφους (N-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βρέφους’ (N-GNS) is always and only glossed as ‘a baby’.

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

Greek words (4) other than βρέφους (N-GNS) with a gloss related to ‘baby’

LUKE 1:41 βρέφος (brefos) N-NNS ‘Elisabet kicked the baby in the womb’ SR GNT Luke 1:41 word 17

LUKE 1:44 βρέφος (brefos) N-NNS ‘in exultation the baby in the womb’ SR GNT Luke 1:44 word 18

LUKE 2:12 βρέφος (brefos) N-ANS ‘the sign you_all will_be finding a baby having_been swaddled and lying’ SR GNT Luke 2:12 word 9

LUKE 2:16 βρέφος (brefos) N-ANS ‘Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) and the baby lying in the’ SR GNT Luke 2:16 word 18

Key: N=noun ANS=accusative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular