Lexicon teknion: a little child Original Word: τεκνίον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: teknion Phonetic Spelling: (tek-nee'-on) Short Definition: a little child Definition: a little child. HELPS word-Studies 5040 tekníon(the diminutive form of 5043 /téknon, "child") – a little child; (figuratively) someone deeply loved (endeared). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindim. of teknonDefinitiona little child NASB Translationlittle children (8).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5040: τεκνίοντεκνίον, τεκνιου, τό (diminutive of τέκνον, which see; (on the accent, cf. Winers Grammar, 52; Chandler § 347)), a little child; in the N. T. used as a term of kindly address by teachers to their disciples (always in the plural little children: Mark 10:24 Lachmann); John 13:33; Galatians 4:19 (where L text T Tr WH marginal reading τέκνα); 1 John 2:1, 12, 28; 1 John 3:7 ( WH marginal reading παιδία), ; . (Anthol.)
Strong's little child Diminutive of teknon; an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts) -- little children. see GREEK teknon |
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