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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3502. νεοσσός (neossos) -- Young bird, fledgling</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3502.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3502.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3502</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3501b.htm" title="3501b">◄</a> 3502. neossos <a href="../greek/3503.htm" title="3503">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">neossos: Young bird, fledgling</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">νεοσσός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>neossos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>neh-os-SOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(neh-os-sos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Young bird, fledgling<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a young bird, nestling; a young one.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root "neos," meaning "new" or "young."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with young birds is גּוֹזָל (gozal), which appears in passages like Deuteronomy 32:11, where God is likened to an eagle stirring up its nest and hovering over its young.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "neossos" refers to a young bird, specifically a fledgling that is still under the care of its parents. In the context of the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe vulnerability and the need for protection and care.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, birds were often seen as symbols of freedom and transcendence. However, young birds, or fledglings, were recognized for their vulnerability and dependence on their parents for survival. This imagery would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, who lived in agrarian societies where observing nature was a part of daily life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>variant reading for <a href="/greek/3556b.htm">nossos</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3502: νεοσσός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νεοσσός</span></span> and (so <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">νοσσία</span></span>) <span class="greek2">νοσσός</span>, <span class="greek2">νεοσσου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">νέος</span>), <span class="accented">a young (creature), young bird</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a>. The form <span class="greek2">νοσσός</span> appears in the Vaticanus text of the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; but in the Alexandrian manuscript everywhere <span class="greek2">νεοσσός</span>; cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced., p. 185f; <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span> p. 206f; (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 24). (In Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> often for <span class="hebrew">בֵּן</span>, of the young of animals, as <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6, 8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/38-41.htm">Job 38:41</a>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3502: νοσσός</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νοσσός</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">νεοσσός</span></span>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>young. <p>From <a href="/greek/3501.htm">neos</a>; a youngling (nestling) -- young. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3501.htm">neos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>νεοσσοί νεοσσοίς νεοσσόν νεοσσός νεοσσούς νεοσσών νοσσοίς νοσσους νοσσοὺς nossous nossoùs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ δύο <b>νοσσοὺς</b> περιστερῶν </span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or two <span class="itali">young</span> pigeons.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or two <span class="itali">young</span> pigeons<p><b><a href="/greek/3502.htm">Strong's Greek 3502</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3502.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/nossous_3502.htm">νοσσοὺς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3501b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3501b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3501b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3503.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3503"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3503" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>