UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

τεκνίον

MainId: 004939000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: τ

StrongCodes: G5040

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004939001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: τεκνίον
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ου
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'τίκτω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004939001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 9.46
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: People
  LEXSubDomains: Persons For Whom There Is Affectionate Concern
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-03-31 22:37:43
    DefinitionShort: (extension of meaning of {L:τέκνον}[a] ‘child, offspring,’ {D:10.36}) a person of any age for whom there is a special relationship of endearment and association
    Glosses: ['my child', 'my dear friend', 'my dear man', 'my dear one', 'my dear lad']
    Comments: It may be impossible to translate τεκνία literally as ‘my children’ in {S:06200300700002} since this might suggest a kinship relationship between the author of 1 John and the people to whom he is addressing his letter. A more satisfactory equivalent in some languages is often ‘my dear friends’ or ‘my dear ones.’
  LEXReferences: YHN 13:33, 1YHN 2:1, 1YHN 2:12, 1YHN 2:28, 1YHN 3:7, 1YHN 3:18, 1YHN 4:4, 1YHN 5:21