noun · neuter
tekniem
Greekτεκνίον (teknion)
Strong’sG5040
a little child
stem tekni-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† τεκνίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of τέκνον),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5040 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtek-nee'-on
an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts)
Fromdiminutive of G5043;
King Jameslittle children.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | tekniem | teknieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | teknieu | teknieiu |
| to, for dative | teknie | tekniei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
teknie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
teknieim5×
John 13:33“little children”teknieim, ēti mikrem meta vu amō; zētavi min, kai kathōs legama toi Ioudaioi hoti Hopou mis hupagamō vis ouk dunevō erchara, kai vi legamō arti.Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
1 John 2:12“little children”Grafamō vi, teknieim, hoti afiēkilē vi tais hamartais dia tem onomem autou;I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
1 John 2:28“little children”Kai nun, teknieim, menavōr en auto, hina ean faneriteia echaneia parrēsian kai mē aischunineia apo autou en ta parousia autou.And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
1 John 3:7“little children”teknieim, mēdenos planatōr vin; tos poiarōtos tan dikaiosunan dikaios atō, kathōs ekeinos dikaios atō;Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
1 John 4:4“little children”vis ek tou theou avō, teknieim, kai nikavē autoin, hoti megoteros atō tos en vi ē tos en to kosmo;You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
Teknieim3×
1 John 2:1“little children”Teknieim mu, houteim grafamō vi hina mē hamartaveia. kai ean tinos hamartateia, paraklēton echanō pros ton patēron Iēsun Christon dikaion,My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father — Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
1 John 3:18“little children”Teknieim, mē agapaneiō logo mēde ta glōssa alla en erge kai alētheia.Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
1 John 5:21“little children”Teknieim, fulassavar heauteim apo teiu eidōleiu.Little children, keep yourselves from idols.