I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
Original word: συνηλικιώτης
Transliteration: sunélikiótés
Definition (short): contemporaries
Definition (full): one of the same age
Definition: one of the same age
NASB Translation: contemporaries (1).
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From
sun and a derivative of
helikia ; a co-aged person, i.e. Alike in years -- equal.
see GREEK sun
see GREEK helikia
KJV:
And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
NASB:
and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.