Definition
βρέφος, -ους, τό,
[in LXX: Sir.19.11, 1Ma.1.61, 2Ma.6.10, 3Ma.5.49, 4Ma.4.25 * ;]
1. an unborn child: Luke 1:41, 44.
2. a newborn child, a babe: Luke 2:12, 16; 18:15, Acts 7:19, 1 Peter 2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy, 2 Timothy 3:15.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Luke 1:41βρέφος · babyWhen Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:44βρέφος · babyFor as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
- Luke 2:12βρέφος · a babyAnd this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
- Luke 2:16βρέφος · BabySo they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Luke 18:15βρέφη · babiesNow people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
- Acts 7:19βρέφη · infantsHe exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
- 2 Timothy 3:15βρέφους · infancyFrom infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 2:2βρέφη · babiesLike newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,