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τεκνίον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
τεκνίον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
teknion
Simplified transliteration: 
teknion
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5040
GK Number: 
5448
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
8
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
dear children, little children
Definition: 
a little child;, τεκνια, an endearing appellation, my dear children, Jn. 13:33; 1 Jn. 2:1, 12, 28; 3:7, 18; 4:4; 5:21*

Greek-English Concordance for τεκνίον

John 13:33 Little (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut) children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you also.
1 John 2:1 My little children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.
1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, my children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.
1 John 2:28 And now, dear children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame in his presence when he comes.
1 John 3:7 Little children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), let no one deceive you. Whoever makes it a practice to do what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
1 John 3:18 Little children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), let us love, not in word or speech but in action and truth.
1 John 4:4 Little (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut) children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), you have been born of God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1 John 5:21 Little children (teknia | τεκνία | voc pl neut), keep yourselves from idols.