Tiktō τίκτω

Tiktō (Greek τίκτω, Strong's G5088) is a Greek verb meaning “to give birth to”. It occurs 19 times in 18 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Birth of Jesus
• Pregnancy and babies

Verses

Every verse with Tiktō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 1:21
  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
• Matthew 1:23
  Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
• Matthew 1:25
  And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
• Matthew 2:2
  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Luke

• Luke 1:31
  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
• Luke 1:57
  Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
• Luke 2:6
  And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
• Luke 2:7
  And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
• Luke 2:11
  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

John

• John 16:21
  A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

Galatians

• Galatians 4:27
  For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.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.”

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:7
  For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
• Hebrews 11:11
  Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.

James

• James 1:15
  Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Revelation

• Revelation 12:2
  And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
• Revelation 12:4
  And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.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
  And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.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.
• Revelation 12:13
  And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).