Greek · G5043, G1417 · unreviewed

τέκνα δύο

A child (as produced) · "two"

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τέκνον G5043 a child (as produced)

Pronunciation téknon

Physical offspring or spiritual descendants; designates those belonging to a father or exemplar.

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δύο G1417 "two"

Pronunciation dýo

Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.

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What does τέκνα δύο (tekna dyo) mean in the Bible?

τέκνον · δύο is a Greek word meaning "two children/sons".

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Meaning

two children/sons

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:21 · Mark 13:12 · John 8:39 · Rom 8:16 · Rom 8:17 · Rom 9:7 · Rom 9:8 · 1 Cor 7:14 · 2 Cor 12:14 · Gal 4:27 · Gal 4:28 · Gal 4:31 · Eph 2:3 · Eph 5:1 · Eph 5:8 · Eph 6:1 28×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:7 · 1 Cor 4:17 · Phil 2:22 · Rev 12:5 4×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 15:26 · Mark 7:27 · Luke 7:35 · Rom 8:21 · Gal 4:25 · 1 Tim 3:12 · 2 John 1:4 7×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:5 · Phlm 1:10 2×

Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:11 · Luke 11:13 · Acts 2:39 · Acts 13:33 · Acts 21:5 · 2 Cor 6:13 · 2 Cor 12:14 · 2 John 1:1 8×

Dative · Singular · Neuter 1 Tim 1:2 · 2 Tim 1:2 · Titus 1:4 3×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 2:18 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 21:28 · Matt 22:24 · Matt 23:37 · Matt 27:25 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 13:34 · Luke 14:26 · Luke 18:29 33×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:21 · Mark 12:19 · Mark 13:12 · Rev 12:4 4×

Vocative · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:2 · Matt 21:28 · Mark 2:5 · Luke 2:48 · Luke 15:31 · Luke 16:25 · 1 Tim 1:18 · 2 Tim 2:1 8×

Vocative · Plural · Neuter Mark 10:24 · Gal 4:19 2×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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