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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:  5043 encodedOriginalWord
Original WordWord Origin
 τέκνον  from the base of (5098)
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 teknon tek'-non
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Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Noun Neuter 5:636,759
 Definition
 
  1. offspring, children
    1. child
    2. a male child, a son
    3. metaph.
      1. the name transferred to that intimate and reciprocal relationship formed between men by the bonds of love, friendship, trust, just as between parents and children
      2. in affectionate address, such as patrons, helpers, teachers and the like employ: my child
      3. in the NT, pupils or disciples are called children of their teachers, because the latter by their instruction nourish the minds of their pupils and mould their characters
      4. children of God: in the OT of "the people of Israel" as especially dear to God, in the NT, in Paul's writings, all who are led by the Spirit of God and thus closely related to God
      5. children of the devil: those who in thought and action are prompted by the devil, and so reflect his character
    4. metaph.
      1. of anything who depends upon it, is possessed by a desire or affection for it, is addicted to it
      2. one who is liable to any fate 1c
    5. thus children of a city: it citizens and inhabitants
      1. the votaries of wisdom, those souls who have, as it were, been nurtured and moulded by wisdom
      2. cursed children, exposed to a curse and doomed to God's wrath or penalty
 Translated Words
 KJV (99) - child, 77; daughter, 1; son, 21;

NAS (100) - child, 13; children, 76; children's, 2; son, 8; sons, 1;

 Verse Count
KJVNAS
 
Matthew13
Mark7
Luke14
John3
Acts5
Romans5
1 Corinthians3
2 Corinthians2
Galatians4
Ephesians5
Philippians2
Colossians2
1 Thessalonians2
1 Timothy5
2 Timothy2
Titus2
Philemon1
1 Peter2
2 Peter1
1 John4
2 John3
3 John1
Revelation3
 
Matthew12
Mark7
Luke14
John3
Acts5
Romans5
1 Corinthians3
2 Corinthians2
Galatians5
Ephesians5
Philippians2
Colossians2
1 Thessalonians2
1 Timothy5
2 Timothy2
Titus2
Philemon1
1 Peter2
2 Peter1
1 John4
2 John3
3 John1
Revelation3
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Abbreviations Legend:
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

Copyright Statement
The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/.

Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Teknon". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".
<http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=5043>.  

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