τέκνον

teknon

Greek G5043 Noun, neuter 99 occurrences in 91 verses

τέκνον child

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: Mrk.13:12, Luk.1:7, Act.7:5; pl., Mat.7:11, Mrk.7:27, Luk.1:17, Eph.6:1, al.; τέκνα ἐπαγγελίας, Rom.9:8; τ. τῆς σαρκός, ib.; in a wider sense (as Heb. בָּנִים), of posterity, Mat.2:18, Luk.3:8, al.; specif., of a male child, Mat.21:28, Act.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, Mat.9:2 21:28, Mrk.2:5, Luk.2:48; τ. μου (= cl. τ. μοι; see Bl., §37, 5), Gal.4:19 (τεκνία, WH, txt.), 2Ti.2:1. Metaphorical,

(a) of disciples (apart from direct address, see supr.): Phm 10, 1Ti.1:2, Tit.1:4, 3Jo.4;

(b) with reference to the Fatherhood of God (see: πατήρ, γεννάω), τέκνα τ. θεοῦ (cf. Isa.30:1, Wis.16:21): Rom.8:16, Eph.5:1, Php.2:15; and esp. in Johannine bks. (cf. Westc, Epp. Jo., 94, 120), Jhn.1:12, 1Jn.3:1 al.;

(c) of those who imitate others and are therefore regarded as the spiritual offspring of their exemplars: Mat.3:9, Luk.3:8, Jhn.8:39, Rom.9:7, 1Pe.3:6; τ. διαβόλου, 1Jn.3:10;

(d) as in Heb. (LXX, Jol.2:23, Psa.149:2, 1Ma.1:38), of the inhabitants of a city: Mat.23:37, Luk.13:34 19:44, Gal.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, Eph.5:8; τ. ὑπακοῆς, 1Pe.1:14; κατάρας, 2Pe.2:14; ὀργῆς, Eph.2:3.

SYN.: see: παῖς. (AS)

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Concordance 91 verses

2 Corinthians 12:14 τέκνατέκνοις

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.
Galatians 4:19 Τέκνα

My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
Galatians 4:25 τέκνων

Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
Galatians 4:27 τέκνα

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.”
Galatians 4:28 τέκνα

Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Galatians 4:31 τέκνα

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
Ephesians 2:3 τέκνα

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.
Ephesians 5:1 τέκνα

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
Ephesians 5:8 τέκνα

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Ephesians 6:1 τέκνα

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:4 τέκνα

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Philippians 2:15 τέκνα

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
Philippians 2:22 τέκνον

But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Colossians 3:20 τέκνα

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Colossians 3:21 τέκνα

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 τέκνα

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
1 Thessalonians 2:11 τέκνα

For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
1 Timothy 1:2 τέκνῳ

To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Timothy 1:18 τέκνον

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,
1 Timothy 3:4 τέκνα

An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
1 Timothy 3:12 τέκνων

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
1 Timothy 5:4 τέκνα

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.
2 Timothy 1:2 τέκνῳ

To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 2:1 τέκνον

You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Titus 1:4 τέκνῳ

To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Titus 1:6 τέκνα

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.
Philemon 1:10 τέκνου

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
1 Peter 1:14 τέκνα

As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
1 Peter 3:6 τέκνα

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.
2 Peter 2:14 τέκνα

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.
1 John 3:1 τέκνα

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.
1 John 3:2 τέκνα

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.
1 John 3:10 τέκνατέκνα

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.
1 John 5:2 τέκνα

By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
2 John 1:1 τέκνοις

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—
2 John 1:4 τέκνων

I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
2 John 1:13 τέκνα

The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
3 John 1:4 τέκνα

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Revelation 2:23 τέκνα

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.
Revelation 12:4 τέκνον

His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing 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.
Revelation 12:5 τέκνον

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.