Teknion τεκνίον
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| τεκνίον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | teknion |
| Strong's number | G5040 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | children |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 John (7) |
Teknion (Greek τεκνίον, Strong's G5040) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “children”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
τεκνίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of τέκνον),
a little child: as a term of endearment, in voc. pl., Jhn.13:33, Gal.4:19, 1Jn.2:1 Jn 2:12 Jn 2:28 Jn 3:7 Jn 3:13 Jn 4:4 Jn 5:21.†
(AS)
(dimin. of τέκνον),
a little child: as a term of endearment, in voc. pl., Jhn.13:33, Gal.4:19, 1Jn.2:1 Jn 2:12 Jn 2:28 Jn 3:7 Jn 3:13 Jn 4:4 Jn 5:21.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | children (8), little children (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | little children (8) |
Verses
Every verse with Teknion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 13:33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
1 John
- 1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: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 2:12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
- 1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.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 3:7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- 1 John 3:18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
- 1 John 4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).