τέκνον
teknonNoun (Neuter)G5043
child
From: from the base of G5098 (τιμωρία);
Short Definition
a child (as produced)
Full Lexicon Entry
that which is begotten, born, a child of either sex: ; pl., τέκνα ἐπαγγελίας; τῆς σαρκός, ib.; in a wider sense (as Heb. בָּנִים), of posterity, specif., of a male child, a,l.; in voc. as a form of kindly address from an elder to a junior or from a teacher to a disciple,; μου, (τεκνία, WH, txt.). Metaphorical, (a) of disciples (apart from direct address, ): (b) with reference to the Fatherhood of God (see: πατήρ, γεννάω), *τέκνα θεοῦ *: ; and esp. in Johannine bks. (with) of those who imitate others and are therefore regarded as the spiritual offspring of their exemplars: ,; διαβόλου; (d) as in Heb. (LXX, ), of the inhabitants of a city: (e) with an adjectival genitive, frequently rendering a Heb. expression, adopted from LXX or formed on the analogy of its language, but sometimes with parallels in Gk. writers (see Deiss., BS, 161ff.): τέκνα φωτός; ὑπακοῆς; κατάρας; ὀργῆς.
Synonyms
see: παῖς.
LXX Usage: chiefly for בֵּן, also for יֶלֶד, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)
Morphology G:N-N
DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
91 timesAppears 91 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
14
Matthew
12
Mark
7
1 Timothy
5
Acts
5
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 4:14
- 2 John 1:1
- Ephesians 6:4
- Luke 2:48
- Mark 10:29
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