Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
nestling
Usage: νοσσός (νεοσσός, Rec., as in cl. Att.. -ττός; Phryn. rejects the dissyl. form), -οῦ, ὁ (νόος), [in LXX chiefly for בֵּן ;] a young bird: Luk.2:24 (LXX).† (AS)
Neossos means “young” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3502 — yithrah (“abundance”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3502 νεοσσός (neossos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. neossos (neh-os-sos') n. 1. a youngling (nestling) [from G3501] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include young. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
neossos (neh-os-sos') n. 1. a youngling (nestling) [from G3501] KJV: young Root(s): G3501
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nestling
Usage: νοσσός (νεοσσός, Rec., as in cl. Att.. -ττός; Phryn. rejects the dissyl. form), -οῦ, ὁ (νόος), [in LXX chiefly for בֵּן ;] a young bird: Luk.2:24 (LXX).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render neossos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3502 (νεοσσός) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And if he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring for his sin which he has sinned, two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
And if he cannot afford a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, nor shall he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin offering.
And when the days of her purification shall have been fulfilled for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of a year old without blemish for a whole burnt offering, and a young pigeon or turtledove for a sin offering to the door of the tabernacle of witness, to the priest.
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3502.
And if he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring for his sin which he has sinned, two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
And if he cannot afford a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, nor shall he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin offering.
And when the days of her purification shall have been fulfilled for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of a year old without blemish for a whole burnt offering, and a young pigeon or turtledove for a sin offering to the door of the tabernacle of witness, to the priest.
And if she cannot afford a lamb, then shall she take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a whole burnt offering, and one for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be purified.
and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, as he can afford; and the one shall be for a sin offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering.
And he shall offer one of the turtledoves or of the young pigeons, as he can afford it,
And on the eighth day he shall take to himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and he shall bring them before the Lord to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall give them to the priest.
And on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and shall bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of witness.
And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the doors of the tabernacle of witness.
And if thou shouldest come upon a brood of birds before thy face in the way or upon any tree, or upon the earth, young or eggs, and the mother be brooding on the young or the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young ones.
As an eagle would watch over his brood, And yearns over his young, Receives them having spread his wings, And takes them up on his back:
Yet man is born to labor, And even so the vulture’s young seek the high places.
And who has prepared food for the raven? For its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, In search of food.
And his young ones roll themselves in blood, And wherever the carcasses may be, immediately they are found.
And gives to cattle their food, And to the young ravens that call upon him.
For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, And who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? For such a one has fully received it. Yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. And whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: He destroys men with cords, And burns them up as a flame, So that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, And receive them, and repent. These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease. And there is not in me the wisdom of men. And I know the knowledge of the holy. Who has gathered the winds in his bosom? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? What is his name? or what is the name of his children? And he defends those that reverence him. Lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar. Take not favor from me before I die. And give me not wealth or poverty; But appoint me what is needful and sufficient: Or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God. Lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed. And do not bless their mother. But do not cleanse their way. And exalt themselves with their eyelids. for teeth and jaw teeth as knives, So as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, And the poor of them from among men.
The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonors the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
For thou shalt be as a young bird taken away from a bird that has flown: even thou shalt be so, daughter of Moab: and then do thou, O Arnon,
Who are these that fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3502, grouped by book.
Neossos (Strong's G3502) is a Greek word most simply glossed "young". neossos (neh-os-sos') n. 1. a youngling (nestling) [from G3501]
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G3502 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3502 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as young. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G3502, with linked reader references where each row is available.