King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5388
Transliteration: philoteknos
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ot'-ek-nos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: loving one's children
Meaning: loving one's children
φιλότεκνος, φιλοτεκνον (φίλος and τέκνον), loving one's offspring or children: joined with φίλανδρος (as in Plutarch, mor., p. 769 c.), of women, Titus 2:4. (4 Macc. 15:3-5; Herodotus 2, 66; Aristophanes, Euripides, Aristotle, Plutarch, Lucian, others.)
Word Summary
philoteknos: loving one's children
Original Word: φιλότεκνοςTransliteration: philoteknos
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ot'-ek-nos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: loving one's children
Meaning: loving one's children
Strong's Concordance
love their children. From philos and teknon; fond of one's children, i.e. Maternal -- love their children.
see GREEK philos
see GREEK teknon
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5388: φιλότεκνοςφιλότεκνος, φιλοτεκνον (φίλος and τέκνον), loving one's offspring or children: joined with φίλανδρος (as in Plutarch, mor., p. 769 c.), of women, Titus 2:4. (4 Macc. 15:3-5; Herodotus 2, 66; Aristophanes, Euripides, Aristotle, Plutarch, Lucian, others.)