5388. philoteknos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
philoteknos: Loving one's children

Original Word: φιλότεκνος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: philoteknos
Pronunciation: fee-LOT-ek-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ot'-ek-nos)
Definition: Loving one's children
Meaning: loving one's children.

Word Origin: From φίλος (philos, meaning "loving" or "fond of") and τέκνον (teknon, meaning "child" or "offspring")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "philoteknos," the concept of loving one's children is prevalent throughout the Old Testament. For example, the Hebrew word אָהַב (ahav, Strong's Hebrew 157) is often used to describe love, including parental love.

Usage: The term "philoteknos" is used to describe a person who has a deep affection and love for their children. It emphasizes the natural and nurturing bond between parents and their offspring, highlighting the importance of familial love and care within the Christian household.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the family unit was a central part of society, and the role of parents, particularly mothers, in nurturing and raising children was highly valued. The concept of "philoteknos" would resonate with early Christians as it aligned with the biblical emphasis on family and the nurturing of children in the faith. The early church saw the family as a microcosm of the church, where love, instruction, and discipline were to be practiced.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from philos and teknon
Definition
loving one's children
NASB Translation
love their children (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5388: φιλότεκνος

φιλότεκνος, φιλοτεκνον (φίλος and τέκνον), loving one's offspring or children: joined with φίλανδρος (as in Plutarch, mor., p. 769 c.), of women, Titus 2:4. (4 Macc. 15:3-5; Herodotus 2, 66; Aristophanes, Euripides, Aristotle, Plutarch, Lucian, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
love their children.

From philos and teknon; fond of one's children, i.e. Maternal -- love their children.

see GREEK philos

see GREEK teknon

Forms and Transliterations
φιλοτεκνους φιλοτέκνους philoteknous philotéknous
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Englishman's Concordance
Titus 2:4 Adj-AFP
GRK: φιλάνδρους εἶναι φιλοτέκνους
NAS: to love their husbands, to love their children,
KJV: to love their husbands, to love their children,
INT: lovers of [their] husbands to be lovers of [their] children

Strong's Greek 5388
1 Occurrence


φιλοτέκνους — 1 Occ.

















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