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Koine Greek wordlink #139472

SR GNT 2 Tim 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
Year=66 AD

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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

OET-LV: 41 And it _became, as the Elisabet heard the greeting of_ the _Maria, the baby kicked in the womb of _her, and the Elisabet was _filled with_the_ holy _spirit, (LUK_1:41)

OET-RV: 41 and as soon as Elizabeth heard the greeting, her baby in her womb kicked, and she was filled with the holy spirit (LUK 1:41)

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

OET-LV: 44 For/Because see, as the voice of _the greeting of _you became into the ears of _me, the baby in the womb of _me kicked in. exultation. (LUK_1:44)

OET-RV: 44 You see, as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb kicked with excitement, (LUK 1:44)

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

OET-LV: 12 And this is the sign to _you _all: you _all _will _be _finding a_baby having _been _swaddled, and lying in a_manger. (LUK_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 and this is how you’ll know him: you’ll find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and sleeping in a feeding trough.” (LUK 2:12)

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

OET-LV: 16 And came having _hurried, and sought _out the both Maria/(Miryām) and the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), and the baby, lying in the manger. (LUK_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 So they hurried into town and asked around to find Maria and Yosef, and also the baby sleeping in the feeding trough. (LUK 2:16)

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