Lexical Definition
νεοσσός neossós (neh-os-sos') nestling G:N-M
from νέος
young.
- a youngling (nestling)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| νοσσοὺσ | young | Luke.2.24 |
| νοσσοίσ | young | LXX.Isa.60.8 |
| νεοσσών | young | LXX.Deut.22.6 |
| young ones | LXX.Lev.14.30 | |
| νεοσσόσ | a young | LXX.Isa.16.2 |
| νεοσσόν | a young | LXX.Lev.12.6 |
| νεοσσούσ | young | LXX.Lev.5.7 • LXX.Lev.5.11 • LXX.Lev.12.8 • LXX.Lev.14.22 • LXX.Lev.15.14 • LXX.Lev.15.29 • LXX.Num.6.10 |
| νεοσσοίσ | his young | LXX.Deut.32.11 |
| young | LXX.Deut.22.6 • LXX.Ps.147.9 | |
| νεοσσοί | and young | LXX.Job.5.7 |
| young | LXX.Job.38.41 • LXX.Job.39.30 • LXX.Prov.30.17 |
Abbott-Smith
νοσσός (νεοσσός, Rec., as in cl. Att. -ττός; Phryn. rejects the dissyl. form), -οῦ, ὁ (< νέος), [in LXX chiefly for בֵּן;]
a young bird: Lk 2:24(LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 2:24 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
νεοσσός,
Attic dialect νεοττ-, ὁ, (νέος) young bird, nestling, chick, [NT+8th c.BC+]
__2 any young animal, as a young crocodile, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of young children, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, young bees, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἄρεως ν., of the cock, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (also ironically, of a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+] the horse's brood, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 yolk of an egg, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare νεοττίον.—The disyllable form νοσσός is cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] (b) fragment 3: this and cognate forms (commonly found in later Gr.) are condemned as ἀδόκιμα by [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.2.24