Word study · Greek
téknon
child
Say it: TEK-non (approximate)
τέκνον
What it means
A child, a descendant. In 1:2 and 1:18, Timothy is "my true child" and "my child." Paul uses the same word of Titus (Titus 1:4) and of Timothy elsewhere (1 Corinthians 4:17).
Range of meaning
- ChildA young person.
- Spiritual childOne taught in the faith.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 1
"My true child in faith" (1:2) and "my child Timothy" (1:18).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G5043 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources