ἄτεκνος
áteknos
without children
Lacking offspring; without a child or children. The primary sense is of a person who does not have children, either due to being unmarried, barren, or for other reasons. In some contexts, the word also conveys the state of being childless as a cause of social or personal loss, or marking the end of a familial line.
Luke 20:29 · Word #11
Lexicon G815
| Lemma | ἄτεκνος |
| Transliteration | áteknos |
| Strong's | G815 |
| Definition | Lacking offspring; without a child or children. The primary sense is of a person who does not have children, either due to being unmarried, barren, or for other reasons. In some contexts, the word also conveys the state of being childless as a cause of social or personal loss, or marking the end of a familial line. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | without children |
| Literal | childless |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἄτεκνος |
| Strong's | G815 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G815-01
childless
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular; functions as a predicate or substantival adjective describing a male individual as lacking children. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "childless" directly reflects the etymology ἀ- (without) + τέκνον (child), preserving the core sense of lacking offspring. As a nominative masculine singular adjective, it describes a male subject as being without children. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
childless
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'childless' correctly reflects the Greek term for lacking children in this narrative; no adjustment needed. |