Lexical Definition

‎βρέφος‎ bréphos (bref'-os) infant ^G:N-N
of uncertain affinity

babe, (young) child, infant.

• an infant (properly, unborn) literally or figuratively

Abbott-Smith

** βρέφος, -ους, τό, [in LXX: Si 19:11, I Mac 1:61, II Mac 6:10, III Mac 5:49, IV Mac 4:25*;]

1. an unborn child: Lk 1:41, 44.
2. a newborn child, a babe: Lk 2:12, 16 18:15, Ac 7:19, I Pe 2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy, II Ti 3:15.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

βρέφος, εος, τό,

babe in the womb, foetus, β. ἡμίονον κυέουσαν, of a mare, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__II new-born babe, [LXX+5th c.BC+], etc.; of beasts, foal, whelp, cub, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; nestling, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἐκ βρέφεος from babyhood, [NT]. (Cf. Slavonic žrèbę 'foal'.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Tim.3.15}