ΤΕΚΝΙΑ, τεκνια
TEKNIA, teknia
Sounds Like: TEK-nee-ah
Translations: little children, dear children, children
From the root: ΤΕΚΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a diminutive form of 'τέκνον' (teknon), meaning 'child'. It is used as a term of endearment, similar to 'little children' or 'dear children', often by a teacher or elder addressing disciples or those under their care. It emphasizes a close, affectionate relationship, much like a parent speaking to their offspring.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G5040 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΚΝΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΕΚΙ — of children, of a child, of offspring
- ΤΕΚΝΑ — children, offspring
- ΤΕΚΝΑʼ — children, sons, daughters
- ΤΕΚΝΟ — child, a child, offspring, descendant
- ΤΕΚΝΟΙ — (to) children, (of) children, children
- ΤΕΚΝΟΙΣ — to children, for children, with children, by children, children
- ΤΕΚΝΟΝ — child, a child, son, a son, daughter, a daughter
- ΤΕΚΝΟΣ — child, a child, son, a son, daughter, a daughter, descendant, a descendant
- ΤΕΚΝΟΥ — (of) a child, (of) a son, (of) a daughter, (of) offspring
- ΤΕΚΝΟΥΣ — children, of children, to children
- ΤΕΚΝΩ — to a child, for a child, with a child
- ΤΕΚΝΩΝ — of children, children
- ΤΚΝΟΝ — child, a child, son, a son, daughter, a daughter, offspring
- ΤΩΝΤΕΚΝΩΝ — of the children, of the child
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