Childless
ἄτεκνοςStrong’s G0815ateknos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ateknos is the Greek word usually translated “childless”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”
Meaning
Usually translated “childless”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- childless 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἄτεκνος ateknos · childless
ἄτεκνος, -ον (τέκνον), [in LXX: Gen.15:2, Lev.20:20-21 (עֲרִירִי), Isa.49:21, Jer.18:21 (שָׁכֹל), Sir.16:3 * ;] childless: Luk.20:28-29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.