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Childbearing

τεκνογονίαStrong’s G5042

teknogonia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Teknogonia is the Greek word usually translated “childbearing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.”
1 Timothy 2:15 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “childbearing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • childbearing 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    τεκνογονία teknogonia · childbearing

    τεκνογονία, -ας, ἡ, child-bearing: 1Ti.2:15 (Arist.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “childbearing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CHILD-BEARING, adjective

    or participle present tense [See Bear.] Bearing or producing children.

      All definitions and other forms of “childbearing”

        CHILD-BEARING, noun

        The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.

          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.