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Strong's #5088 - τίκτω

Transliteration

tíktō

Phonetics

tik'-to

Origin

a strengthened form of a primary teko {tek'-o} (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to bring forth, bear, produce (fruit from the seed)
1. of a woman giving birth
2. of the earth bringing forth its fruits
3. metaph. to bear, bring forth

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2029 ‑ הָרָה (haw‑raw'); 3205 ‑ יָלַד (yaw‑lad'); 4422 ‑ מָלַט (maw‑lat');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (17)

Matthew 4

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 4

BSB (18)

Matthew 4

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 5

CSB (17)

Matthew 4

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 5

ESV (18)

Matthew 4

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 5

KJV (19)

Matthew 4

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 2

James 1

Revelation 5

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (30)

Matthew 5

Luke 8

John 1

Galatians 2

Hebrews 2

James 2

Revelation 10

N95 (30)

Matthew 5

Luke 9

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 2

James 2

Revelation 10

NAS (33)

Matthew 5

Luke 9

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 2

James 2

Revelation 10

NLT (18)

Matthew 7

Luke 11

Galatians 3

Hebrews 1

James 2

Revelation 14

WEB (18)

Matthew 4

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 2

James 1

Revelation 4

YLT (17)

Matthew 3

Luke 5

John 1

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 5

ASV (17)

bearest 1

beareth 1

born 1

bring forth 1

bringeth forth 1

shall bring forth 1

she brought forth 1

she had brought 1

she is delivered 1

she is in travail 1

she shall bring forth 1

she was delivered 1

should be delivered 2

there is born 1

to be delivered 2

BSB (18)

bears no children 1

child to be born 1

give birth to 1

had given birth 1

has been born 2

he was born 1

in childbirth 1

it gives birth to 1

of giving birth 1

she gave birth 1

she gave birth to 2

she will give birth to 1

that produces 1

to give birth 1

to have her child 1

will give birth to 1

CSB (17)

birth 12

born 2

give birth 1

labor 1

produces 1

ESV (18)

bear 4

birth 5

bore 1

born 2

give birth 3

gives birth 1

giving birth 1

produces 1

KJV (19)

bearest 1

born 3

child 1

delivered 4

forth 9

travail 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (30)

bear 3

birth 11

born 2

brings 1

forth 1

gave 5

give 5

gives 1

labor 1

N95 (30)

bear 4

birth 11

born 2

brings 1

forth 1

gave 5

give 4

gives 1

labor 1

NAS (33)

birth 15

born 2

gave 5

give 8

gives 1

labor 1

produces 1

NLT (18)

bears 1

birth 8

born 5

have 1

newborn 1

to 2

WEB (18)

bear 1

bears 1

born 1

bring forth 1

brings forth 1

brought forth 1

child 1

sexually until she had brought forth 1

shall bring forth 2

she gave birth 2

she gives birth 1

should give birth 2

there is born 1

to give birth 2

YLT (17)

bearing 1

bring forth 1

bringing forth 2

did bring forth 1

doth give birth 1

is bringing forth 1

shalt bring forth 1

she brought forth 3

she may bear 1

she may bring forth 1

she shall bring forth 2

there was born 1

to bring forth 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

ANT

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

BEZ

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN- 4

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FMI-2S 1

V-FMI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 1

V-PAP-VSF 1

V-PAS-3S 1

BGB

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

BMT

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

BYZ

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

ELZ

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APPNSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAPNSF 1

V-PAPVSF 1

V-PAS-3S 1

NA26

V-2FMIS 1

V-3AAIS 4

V-3AASS 1

V-3APIS 1

V-3FMIS 2

V-3PAIS 1

V-3PASS 1

V-AAN 4

V-APPNSM 1

V-PAPNSF 2

SBL

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

SCV

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

STV

V-2AAI-3S 4

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

TIS

V-2AAI-3S 5

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-3S 1

V-2AAI-3S 4

V-2AAN 4

V-2AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APP-NSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSF 1

V-PAP-VSF 1

V-PAS-3S 1

TRG

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-APPNSM 1

V-FDI-2S 1

V-FDI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAPNSF 1

V-PAS-3S 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

τίκ-τω, Od. 4.86, etc.: fut. τέξω 11.249, h.Merc. 493, Orac. ap. Hdt. 5.92. β, A. Pr. 851, 869, E. Tr. 747, Ar. Eq. 1037 (Orac.), Th. 509; also τέξομαι Il. 19.99, Hes. Th. 469, 898, h.Ap. 101, A. Pr. 768, Hdt. 7.49, Ar. Lys. 744, etc.; poet. inf. also τεκεῖσθαι h.Ven. 127; pl. τεξείεσθε Arat. 124: aor. ἔτεκον, τέκον, Il. 1.352, 5.875, etc.: aor. 1 ἔτεξα only late, Orph. H. 41.8 codd. (for ἐντήξῃ is prob. l. in Ar. Lys. 553): pf. τέτοκα Hes. Op. 591, Hp. Aph. 5.39, Ar. Pax 757, Pl.Com. 64.5, X. Cyn. 5.13, cf. ἐντίκτω: —

Med., in same sense as Act., only in Poets, A. Ch. 127, Fr. 44: fut. (v. supr.): aor. ἐτεκόμην Ar. Av. 1193 (lyr.), τεκόμην Il. 4.59, al.; subj. τέκηαι A.R. 1.905: — Pass., pres. indic. τίκτεται A. Th. 437; inf. τίκτεσθαι Sor. 2.53; part. τικτόμενος ib. 54: fut. τεχθήσομαι J. AJ 2.9.2, Gp. 17.6.1, etc.: aor. ἐτέχθην Hp. Superf. 18, Ps.- E. Fr. 1132.44, LXX Numbers 26:60 (v.l.),al., Gp. 17.6.2, etc.: pf. τέτεγμαι, inf. τετέχθαι, Ael. Nahum 2:12, Paus. 3.7.7, etc.--These pass. tenses seem not to have been used in correct Att.: —

bring into the world, engender; of the father, beget, of the mother, bring forth.

I impf. Act. τίκτε, ἔτικτε, in Hom. usu. of the father, Il. 2.628, 6.155, 206, 11.224, cf. Hes. Fr. 44 (of the mother, Il. 16.180, 22.428, 24.497, Od. 23.325); in Hes. (Frr. 17,142), Lyr., and Trag. the pres. and impf. are also used of the mother, ἃ Θήβαν ἔτικτεν Pi. O. 6.85, cf. B. 18.50; μᾶτερ, ἅ μ' ἔτικτες A. Eu. 321 (lyr.), cf. Ag. 763 (lyr., of Υβρις), S. El. 533; δεινὸν τὸ τίκτειν ib. 770, cf. Pl. Tht. 151a, etc.; τ. καὶ γεννᾷ Id. Smp. 206d; of both parents. Στάσις δὲ καὶ Κρόνος.. τίκτετον τύραννον Cratin. 240.

2. aor. Act. τέκε, ἔτεκε, mostly of the mother, Il. 1.36, 352, 2.513, etc. (also fut. Med. τέξεσθαι 19.99); τεκεῖν τινά τινι 2.658, 6.22, etc.; ὑπό τινι 2.714, 728, etc.; τ. ἔκ τινος Plu. Thes. 20; παρά τινος Luc. Alex. 42; παρά τινι E. El. 62: but τέκεν of the father, Il. 13.450, Od. 3.489, al., Hes. Th. 208, Fr. 99.2: metaph., τῷ τεκόντι ἀρετήν Pl. Smp. 212a.

3. the aor. Med. τέκετο is commonly used of the father, as Il. 2.741, 6.154, al., Hes. Fr. 19: but τέκετο of the mother, Il. 2.742, 15.187, 22.48, Hes. Fr. 46; so τῶν τεκομένων of the mother, A. Ch. 419 (lyr.).

4. the two are conjoined, ὃν τέκετο θάνατος, ἔτεκε δ' αἰόλος δράκων S. Tr. 834 (codd., lyr.).

5. aor. Act. is used in pl. of both parents, Od. 7.55, 8.554 (οὓς Ἑκάβη ἠδὲ Πρίαμος τέκε παῖδας Il. 22.234); aor. Med. τεκόμεσθα, Od. 23.61, 24.293. οἱ τεκόντες the parents, A. Th. 49, S. OT 999, etc.; the Art. is rarely omitted, πατέρων τε καὶ τεκόντων A. Ch. 329 (lyr.): c. gen., κιόντων τοῖς τεκοῦσι Id. Pers. 245 (troch.): ὁ τεκών the father, Id. Ch. 690, S. OC 1108; ἁ τεκοῦσα the mother, A. Th. 926 (lyr.), cf. Ch. 133, etc. (rarely ἡ τίκτουσα, S. OT 1247, El. 342); in Prose, Lys. 10.8; ἡ τ. αὐτόν his mother, Hdt. 1.116; ὅ τ' ἐκεῖνον τεκών E. El. 335.

6. freq. in Medic. and other Prose, of women, τίκτουσι ῥηϊδίως Hp. Aër. 5, cf. Sor. 2.54, al., Gal. 16.670; κόρον ἔτεκε IG 42(1).121.5, cf. 21 (Epid., iv B.C.).

II of female animals, bear young, breed, of mares, Il. 16.150, 20.225; of cows, Hes. Op. 591; of sheep, Od. 4.86, etc.; τὰς τετοκυίας τοκάδας PCair.Zen. 292.305, cf. 710.4 (iii B.C.); ἐὰν τέκῃ ἵππος ib. 635.2 (iii B.C.); of the hare, τὰ μὲν τέτοκε, τὰ δὲ τίκτει, τὰ δὲ κύει X. Cyn. 5.13; of birds, hatch, Il. 2.313; ᾠὰ τ. lay eggs, Hdt. 2.68, Ar. Fr. 185, Arist. GA 718b23, etc.; of fish, spawn, Id. HA 568a16, Gal. 6.718, etc.

III of the earth, bear, produce, ἔμπεδα μῆλα (sheep) Od. 19.113; ἡ γῆ.. τίκτουσα ποίαν E. Cyc. 333: — Med., γαῖαν.., ἣ τὰ πάντα τίκτεται A. Ch. 127, cf. Fr. 44.4: — Pass., τίκτεσθαι δὲ φόρους γᾶς.. εὐχόμεθ' ἀεί Id. Supp. 674 (lyr.). metaph., generate, engender, produce, λέγω τὴν χώρην λιμὸν τέξεσθαι Hdt. 7.49; ἐπειχθῆναι πρῆγμα τίκτει σφάλματα ib. 10. ζ; of impiety, τὸ γὰρ δυσσεβὲς ἔργον μετὰ μὲν πλείονα τίκτει A. Ag. 759 (lyr.), cf. 763 (lyr., cf. supr. 1.1), Ch. 805 (lyr.); ἡ ἐπιθυμία τ. ἁμαρτίαν Ephesians 1:15; μὴ θράσος τέκῃ φόβον A. Supp. 498; of Night as the mother of Day, τῆς.. τεκούσης φῶς τόδ' εὐφρόνης Id. Ag. 279; ὃν αἰόλα νὺξ.. τίκτει.., Ἅλιον αἰτῶ S. Tr. 95 (lyr.): generally, τ. [νόμους ] Id. OT 870 (lyr.); χάρις χάριν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ τίκτουσ' ἀεί Id. Aj. 522; τ. ἀοιδάς E. HF 767 (lyr.); ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν Cratin. 199; τ. ῥήματα Ar. Ra. 1059 (anap.); also in Prose, νουσήματα Hp. Hum. 12; ἃ ἀεὶ τίκτει πόλεμον καὶ ἔχθραν Pl. R. 547a; πολλοὺς καὶ καλοὺς λόγους Id. Smp. 210d; [ δὰς] πῦρ τέξεται X. Cyr. 7.5.23, etc.: — Pass., τῷδε κέρδει (sic codd.) κέρδος ἄλλο τίκτεται A. Th. 437. (τίκτω fr. τί-τκ-ω redupl. fr. τεκ (τέκνον, etc.).)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

τίκτω; future τέξομαι; 2 aorist ἔτεκον; 1 aorist passive ἐτέχθην; from Homer down; the Sept. for יָלַד; to bring forth, bear, produce (fruit from the seed); properly, of women giving birth: absolutely, Luke 1:57 (Buttmann, 267 (230)); ; John 16:21; Galatians 4:27; Hebrews 11:11 Rec.; Revelation 12:2, 4; υἱόν, Matthew 1:21, 23, 25; Luke 1:31; Luke 2:7; Revelation 12:5, 13; passive, Matthew 2:2; Luke 2:11; of the earth bringing forth its fruits: βοτάνην, Hebrews 6:7 (Euripides, Cycl. 333; Γαιαν, ἡ τά πάντα τίκτεται, Aeschylus Cho. 127; γῆς τῆς πάντα τικτούσης, Philo opif. m. § 45, who draws out at length the comparison of the earth to a mother). metaphorically, to bear, bring forth: ἁμαρτίαν, in the simile where ἡ ἐπιθυμία is likened to a female, James 1:15 (ἀρετήν, Plato, conv., p. 212 a.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

τίκτω ,

[in LXX chiefly for H3205;]

prop., of parents,

to beget, bring forth, but esp. the latter, and so always in NT: absol., Luke 1:57; Luke 2:6, John 16:21, Galatians 4:27 (LXX) (v. M, Pr., 127), Revelation 12:2; Revelation 12:4; υἱόν , Matthew 1:21; Matthew 1:23; Matthew 1:25 Luke 1:31; Luke 2:7, Revelation 12:5; Revelation 12:13; pass., Matthew 2:2, Luke 2:11. Metaph., of the earth, βοτάνην , Hebrews 6:7 (Æsch., al.); of lust, ἁμαρτίαν , James 1:15.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

έτεκε έτεκέ ετεκεν έτεκεν ἔτεκεν έτεκες ετέκομεν έτεκον ετεχθη ετέχθη ἐτέχθη ετέχθην ετέχθης ετέχθησαν έτικτε έτικτον τεκειν τεκείν τεκεῖν τεκη τέκη τέκῃ τεκούσα τεκούσά τεκούσάν τεκούση τεκούσης τέκωσιν τεξεται τέξεται τέξεταί τεξη τέξη τέξῃ τέξομαι τέξονται τέτοκας τέτοκε τέτοκεν τετοκυιών τετοκώς τεχθεις τεχθείς τεχθεὶς τεχθείσα τεχθέντες τεχθέντων τεχθή τεχθησόμενοι τεχθησομένω τικτει τίκτει τικτείν τίκτειν τίκτεται τίκτεταί τικτη τίκτη τίκτῃ τικτομένω τικτουσα τίκτουσα τίκτουσαν τικτούση τικτούσης τίκτουσι τίκτουσιν etechthe etechthē etéchthe etéchthē eteken éteken techtheis techtheìs teke tekē tékei tékēi tekein tekeîn texe texē téxei téxēi texetai téxetai tikte tiktē tiktei tíktei tíktēi tiktousa tíktousa