Definition
τεκνίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of τέκνον),
a little child: as a term of endearment, in voc. pl., John 13:33, Galatians 4:19, 1 John 2:1, John 2:12, John 2:28, John 3:7, John 3:13, John 4:4, John 5:21.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- John 13:33Τεκνία · Little childrenLittle children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
- 1 John 2:1Τεκνία · little childrenMy little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- 1 John 2:12τεκνία · little childrenI am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
- 1 John 2:28τεκνία · little childrenAnd now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
- 1 John 3:7Τεκνία · Little childrenLittle children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- 1 John 3:18Τεκνία · Little childrenLittle children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
- 1 John 4:4τεκνία · little childrenYou, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:21Τεκνία · Little childrenLittle children, keep yourselves from idols.