βρέφος bréphos
Meaning
an infant (properly, unborn) literally or figuratively
In the King James Version: babe, (young) child, infant
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
Where it is used
- Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:44 For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
- Luke 2:12 And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
- Luke 2:16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Luke 18:15 Now 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 7:19 He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,