Youth - neaniskos

Definition: Neaniskos (neh-an-is'-kos) Noun, Masculine - A youth, a young man.

Diagram: The Sign of a "youth" is a young man just before he grows a beard. The linen wrapper cast around his naked body is the same sign as a "holy spirit." The character of the youth is probably a literary device, a personification of ressurection. According to Matthew, the youth is an angel of the Lord who gives the women at the tomb the same message as Jesus himself (Mt 28:2-10).

Mk 10:20	Teacher! ... All these things I guard out of my "youth."
Mk 14:51a	a "certain youth" was following him, having a linen cast around his nakedness.
Mk 16:05b	they saw a "youth" sitting on the rights having been cast around a white robe ...

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