Pregnant
ἔγκυοςStrong’s G1471egkuos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Egkuos is the Greek word usually translated “child”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.”
Meaning
Usually translated “child”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- with child 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἔγκυος egkuos · pregnant
ἔγκυος, see: ἐνκ-. ἔνκυoς (Rec. ἐγκ-, see: ἐν), -ον (κύω, to conceive), [in LXX: Sir.42:10 * ;] pregnant, big with child : Luk.2:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pregnant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PREG'NANT, adjective
[Latin proegnans; supposed to be compounded of proe, before, and geno; Gr. to beget.]
- Being with young, as a female; breeding; teeming.
- Fruitful; fertile; impregnating; as pregnant streams.
- Full of consequence; as a pregnant instance of infatuation.
- East to admit or receive.
All definitions
- Free; kind; ready; witty; apt. [Not proper.]
- Plain; clear; evident; full. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.