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τέκνον

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter99 occurrences23 books91 verses

Definition

τέκνον, -ου, τό

(τίκτω), [in LXX chiefly for בֵּן, also for יֶלֶד, etc. ;]

that which is begotten, born (cf. Scottish bairn), a child of either sex: Mark 13:12, Luke 1:7, Acts 7:5; pl., Matthew 7:11, Mark 7:27, Luke 1:17, Ephesians 6:1, al.; τέκνα ἐπαγγελίας, Romans 9:8; τ. τῆς σαρκός, ib.; in a wider sense (as Heb. בָּנִים), of posterity, Matthew 2:18, Luke 3:8, al.; specif., of a male child, Matthew 21:28, Acts 21:21, a,l.; in voc. as a form of kindly address from an elder to a junior or from a teacher to a disciple, Matthew 9:2; 21:28, Mark 2:5, Luke 2:48; τ. μου (= cl. τ. μοι; see Bl., §37, 5), Galatians 4:19 (τεκνία, WH, txt.), 2 Timothy 2:1. Metaphorical,

(a) of disciples (apart from direct address, see supr.): Phm 10, 1 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, 3 John 4;

(b) with reference to the Fatherhood of God (see: πατήρ, γεννάω), τέκνα τ. θεοῦ (cf. Isaiah 30:1, Wis.16.21): Romans 8:16, Ephesians 5:1, Philippians 2:15; and esp. in Johannine bks. (cf. Westc, Epp. Jo., 94, 120), John 1:12, 1 John 3:1 al.;

(with) of those who imitate others and are therefore regarded as the spiritual offspring of their exemplars: Matthew 3:9, Luke 3:8, John 8:39, Romans 9:7, 1 Peter 3:6; τ. διαβόλου, 1 John 3:10;

(d) as in Heb. (LXX, Joel 2:23, Psalm 149:2, 1Ma.1.38), of the inhabitants of a city: Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34; 19:44, Galatians 4:25;

(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, Ephesians 5:8; τ. ὑπακοῆς, 1 Peter 1:14; κατάρας, 2 Peter 2:14; ὀργῆς, Ephesians 2:3.

Synonyms: see: παῖς.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τέκνον:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

99 total
  1. Romans 9:8τέκνα · children; τέκνα · children
    So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:14τέκνα · children
    I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
  3. 1 Corinthians 4:17τέκνον · child
    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:14τέκνα · children
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  5. 2 Corinthians 6:13τέκνοις · [my] children
    As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
  6. 2 Corinthians 12:14τέκνα · children; τέκνοις · children
    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
  7. Galatians 4:19Τέκνα · children
    My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
  8. Galatians 4:25τέκνων · children
    Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
  9. Galatians 4:27τέκνα · children
    For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
  10. Galatians 4:28τέκνα · children
    Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
  11. Galatians 4:31τέκνα · children
    Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
  12. Ephesians 2:3τέκνα · children
    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
  13. Ephesians 5:1τέκνα · children
    Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
  14. Ephesians 5:8τέκνα · children
    For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
  15. Ephesians 6:1τέκνα · Children
    Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
  16. Ephesians 6:4τέκνα · children {to wrath}
    Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
  17. Philippians 2:15τέκνα · children
    …so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
  18. Philippians 2:22τέκνον · a child
    But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
  19. Colossians 3:20τέκνα · Children
    Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
  20. Colossians 3:21τέκνα · children
    Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
  21. 1 Thessalonians 2:7τέκνα · children
    On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
  22. 1 Thessalonians 2:11τέκνα · children
    For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
  23. 1 Timothy 1:2τέκνῳ · child
    To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  24. 1 Timothy 1:18τέκνον · [my] child
    Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
  25. 1 Timothy 3:4τέκνα · [his] children
    An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
  26. 1 Timothy 3:12τέκνων · [of his] children
    A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
  27. 1 Timothy 5:4τέκνα · children
    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
  28. 2 Timothy 1:2τέκνῳ · child
    To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  29. 2 Timothy 2:1τέκνον · child
    You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
  30. Titus 1:4τέκνῳ · child
    To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
  31. Titus 1:6τέκνα · children
    An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
  32. Philemon 1:10τέκνου · child
    I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
  33. 1 Peter 1:14τέκνα · children
    As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
  34. 1 Peter 3:6τέκνα · children
    …just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
  35. 2 Peter 2:14τέκνα · children
    Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
  36. 1 John 3:1τέκνα · children
    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  37. 1 John 3:2τέκνα · children
    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
  38. 1 John 3:10τέκνα · children; τέκνα · children
    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
  39. 1 John 5:2τέκνα · children
    By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
  40. 2 John 1:1τέκνοις · children
    The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
  41. 2 John 1:4τέκνων · children
    I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
  42. 2 John 1:13τέκνα · children
    The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
  43. 3 John 1:4τέκνα · children
    I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
  44. Revelation 2:23τέκνα · children
    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  45. Revelation 12:4τέκνον · child
    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
  46. Revelation 12:5τέκνον · child
    And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.