νεότης
Πέτρος Ἰουδαίοις τάδε πρῶτα τεθέσπικε πιστοῖς → Peter has laid down the following first writing for the Jewish faithful
English (LSJ)
Dor. -τας, ητος, ἡ, (νέος)
A youth, ἐκ νεότητος . . ἐς γῆρας Il. 14.86, cf. Ev.Marc.10.20, etc.; ἀτέμβονται νεότητος Il.23.445; ἐρατὴν γὰρ ἀπωλέσαμεν νεότητα, i.e. we died young, Simon.89, cf. E.HF637 (lyr.), Fr.149; ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος, in one's youth, Sapph.Supp. 12.3, Ar.V.1199, cf. Ach.214: in pl., αἱ ν. ἄφρονες AP9.359 (Posidipp. or Pl.Com. or Crates); αἱ ν. ῥωμαλέαι ib.360 (Metrod.). 2 youthful spirit, impetuosity, Hdt.7.13: in bad sense, youthful folly, insolence, ἀκολασίᾳ καὶ ν. Pl.Ap.26e; ν. καὶ ἄνοια And.2.7. II collective, = νεολαία, body of youth, esp. of military or athletic age, Pi.I.8(7).75, Hdt.4.3, 9.12, Th.2.8, 20, etc. III in Crete, νεότας, ἁ, acc. νεότα, gen. νεότας, board of officials representing the νέοι (cf. νέος 1.1), GDI5012.6, SIG525.9 (Gortyn, iii B.C.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 245] ητος, ἡ, das jugendliche Alter, die Jugend; ἐκ νεότητος καὶ ἐς γῆρας, Il. 14, 86. 23, 445; Eur. in dor. Form, ἁ νεότας, Herc. Fur. 637; in Prosa; Thuc. 6, 18; καὶ γῆρας καὶ νεότης, Plat. Rep. I, 329 d; Xen. Cyr. 8, 7, 6. Mem. 2, 1, 31 u. A.; auch collectiv., die junge Mannschaft, Her. 9, 12 Thuc. 2, 20. – Jugendliche Unbesonnenheit, καὶ ἄνοια, Plat. Legg. IV, 716 a, καὶ ὕβρις, jugendlicher Muthwille, Apol. 26 e; καὶ ὀργή, Plut. Cat. min. 7.
