verb
teknogonamō
Greekτεκνογονέω (teknogoneō)
Strong’sG5041
I bear children
stem teknogon-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† τεκνογονέω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5041 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| teknogonarōτεκνογονεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | bear children | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teknogonamō | teknogoname | teknogonami | teknogonama | teknogonamē | teknogonamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | teknogonasō | teknogonase | teknogonasi | teknogonasa | teknogonasē | teknogonaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teknogonatō | teknogonate | teknogonati | teknogonata | teknogonatē | teknogonatelē |
| we 1st person plural | teknogonanō | teknogonane | teknogonani | teknogonana | teknogonanē | teknogonanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teknogonavō | teknogonave | teknogonavi | teknogonava | teknogonavē | teknogonavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | teknogonalō | teknogonale | teknogonali | teknogonala | teknogonalē | teknogonalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teknogonameiō | teknogonameia | teknogonameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | teknogonaseiō | teknogonaseia | teknogonaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teknogonateiō | teknogonateia | teknogonateiē |
| we 1st person plural | teknogonaneiō | teknogonaneia | teknogonaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teknogonaveiō | teknogonaveia | teknogonaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | teknogonaleiō | teknogonaleia | teknogonaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | teknogonasōr | teknogonasar | teknogonasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teknogonatōr | teknogonatar | teknogonatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | teknogonavōr | teknogonavar | teknogonavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | teknogonalōr | teknogonalar | teknogonalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teknogonamoiō | teknogonamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | teknogonasoiō | teknogonasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teknogonatoiō | teknogonatoia |
| we 1st person plural | teknogonanoiō | teknogonanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | teknogonavoiō | teknogonavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | teknogonaloiō | teknogonaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | teknogonarō1×τεκνογονεῖν | teknogonari | teknogonara | teknogonarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | teknogonarōtos | teknogonaritos | teknogonaratos | teknogonarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
teknogon 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
teknogonarō“bear children”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Timothy 5:14“bear children”boulemō oun neoterain gamarō, teknogonarō, oikodespotarō, mēdenan aforman dōarō to antikeierōto loidoriau charin;So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.