neaniskos identifies a male person described by youth, whether addressed directly, observed in a scene, or named among a group.

The attested use identifies males by youth in direct address, narrative description, and plural groups: a speaker addresses one person in Luke 7:14, narratives identify particular figures in Matthew 19:20 and Acts 23:22, and plural forms name groups in Acts 2:17 and 1 John 2:13.

1. A male person identified by youth · dominant

   The singular nominative form identifies the man who says he has kept the commands in Matthew 19:20 and who later goes away grieving in Matthew 19:22; the APB renders these clauses with “The young man.” The vocative singular directly addresses the person commanded to arise in Luke 7:14, while plural forms identify those who carry out a burial in Acts 5:10 and those addressed as having overcome the evil one in 1 John 2:13 and 1 John 2:14.

   Matthew 19:20Matthew 19:22Luke 7:14Acts 5:101 John 2:131 John 2:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “young man” or “young men” in the supplied verses, including narrative scenes in Mark 14:51 and Mark 16:5 and the plural group in Acts 2:17. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish finer distinctions.