Strong G5388φιλότεκνος
child loving
- Transliteration
- philoteknos
- Pronunciation
- fil-ot'-ek-nos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
φιλότεκνος, -ον
(φίλος, τέκνον), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:4-6 *;]
loving one's children (Hdt., Arist., Plut., al.): of women, joined with φίλανδρος, which see, Tit.2:4.†
(AS)
(φίλος, τέκνον), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:4-6 *;]
loving one's children (Hdt., Arist., Plut., al.): of women, joined with φίλανδρος, which see, Tit.2:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5388 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- love1
First verses
- Titus 2:4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλότεκν-ος, ον,
loving one's children or offspring, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 636, “Ph.” 356, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 752, NT.Tit.2.4; ἦθος φ. 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 34 / 5.11)]: comparative, αἱ μητέρες -ότεραι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1168a25)]; superlative -ότατος[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aemilius Paulus” 6: τὸ φ., ={φιλοτεκνία}, [prev. author] 2.93f.)]
loving one's children or offspring, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 636, “Ph.” 356, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 752, NT.Tit.2.4; ἦθος φ. 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 34 / 5.11)]: comparative, αἱ μητέρες -ότεραι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1168a25)]; superlative -ότατος[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aemilius Paulus” 6: τὸ φ., ={φιλοτεκνία}, [prev. author] 2.93f.)]