τέκνον

teknon

child

from the base of τίκτω; a child (as produced):--child, daughter, son.

G5043

Luke 1:7 · Word #5

Lexicon G5043

Lemmaτέκνον
Transliterationtéknon
Strong'sG5043
In-contextchild
Literalchild

Morphology N NOM N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaτέκνον
Strong'sG5043

SIBI-P1 G5043-04

O begotten-child

Rootτέκνον (teknon)
Core Meaningschild, offspring, one born, descendant
Semantic Rangebiological child, offspring, descendant, spiritual child, term of affection or endearment, member of a group characterized by shared origin
Conceptual Significanceτέκνον emphasizes origin and relational identity through birth or begetting. In biblical usage it frequently conveys covenantal or spiritual kinship (e.g., children of God), highlighting dependence, inheritance, and shared nature rather than merely legal status.
Morphological NotesNoun, vocative neuter singular (Gr,N,,,,,VNS,). From the root τίκτω (to bear, beget). Other attested forms in this dataset include accusative neuter singular (ANS) and genitive neuter plural (GNP).
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "begotten-child" preserves the root connection to τίκτω (to beget, give birth), emphasizing one who has been brought forth. The vocative neuter singular form (VNS) is reflected by "O," marking direct address to a single child, in keeping with the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root τέκνον (child, offspring, one born, descendant)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5043-01 tekna offspring-children (neuter plural, nominative/accusative)
G5043-02 tekno to the begotten-child
G5043-03 teknois to the birthed-ones

Word Usage (100 occurrences of G5043)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:18 τέκνα tekna children
Matthew 3:9 τέκνα tekna
Matthew 7:11 τέκνοις teknois
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