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GreekG5040Noun (Neuter)

τεκνίον

teknion

8Occurrences
G5040Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts)

diminutive of G5043 (τέκνον);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a little child: as a term of endearment, in voc. pl.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

τεκνίον appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 John
7
John
1

Key Passages

1 John 2:1BSB

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

1 John 2:12BSB

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

1 John 2:28BSB

And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

1 John 3:7BSB

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

1 John 3:18BSB

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.