Child loving
φιλότεκνοςStrong’s G5388philoteknos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Philoteknos is the Greek word usually translated “loving children”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”
Meaning
Usually translated “loving children”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- loving children 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Titus 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φιλότεκνος philoteknos · child loving
φιλότεκνος, -ον (φίλος, τέκνον), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:4-6 * ;] loving one's children (Hdt., Arist., Plut., al.): of women, joined with φίλανδρος, which see, Tit.2:4.† (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.