Word study · Greek
teknotropheō
bring up children
Say it: tek-not-rof-EH-o (approximate)
τεκνοτροφέω
What it means
To bring up children (teknon "child" plus trephō "nourish"). In 5:10. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- Raise childrenBring up a family.
- NurtureFeed and care for.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"If she has brought up children" (5:10). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5044 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources