τεκνίονtekníon
an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts)
Greek (New Testament) · G5040
Meanings
a little child: as a term of endearment, in voc. plural, John 13:33, Galatians 4:19, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 2:12, 1 John 2:28, 1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:18, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 5:21.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- John 13:33 Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going.
- 1 John 2:1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.
- 1 John 2:12 I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.
- 1 John 2:28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
- 1 John 3:7 Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.
- 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.