What does τέκνον · θεός mean in the Bible?
τέκνον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "children of God".
Greek · G5043, G2316
τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ
A child (as produced) · God
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τέκνονG5043a child (as produced)
Pronunciationtéknon
Physical offspring or spiritual descendants; designates those belonging to a father or exemplar.
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ (tekna tou theou) mean in the Bible?
τέκνον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "children of God".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5043, G2316?
G5043, G2316 is connected to 99 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. children of God
Source Gloss
children of God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms99Case patternAccusative (37)Number patternPlural (78)
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 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 6:128×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 1:7 · 1 Cor 4:17 · Phil 2:22 · Rev 12:54×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 15:26 · Mark 7:27 · Luke 7:35 · Rom 8:21 · Gal 4:25 · 1 Tim 3:12 · 2 John 1:47×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 7:5 · Phlm 1:102×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMatt 7:11 · Luke 11:13 · Acts 2:39 · Acts 13:33 · Acts 21:5 · 2 Cor 6:13 · 2 Cor 12:14 · 2 John 1:18×
Dative · Singular · Neuter1 Tim 1:2 · 2 Tim 1:2 · Titus 1:43×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 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 18:2933×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 10:21 · Mark 12:19 · Mark 13:12 · Rev 12:44×
Vocative · Singular · NeuterMatt 9:2 · Matt 21:28 · Mark 2:5 · Luke 2:48 · Luke 15:31 · Luke 16:25 · 1 Tim 1:18 · 2 Tim 2:18×
Vocative · Plural · NeuterMark 10:24 · Gal 4:192×
Word Origins
τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ is built from this root: