Lexicon
τεκνογονία
teknogonia
G5042
G:N-F Greek

childbearing

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teknogonia refers to childbearing in the condition stated in 1 Timothy 2:15.

The attested use denotes childbearing as the circumstance named in the statement about being saved and continuing in faith, love, holiness, and self-control in 1 Timothy 2:15.

Senses in use

  1. Childbearing as a stated circumstance · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 2:15, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the clause about being saved through childbearing; the APB renders the verse, "Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness with self-control."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 2:15, the APB presents the clause as "saved through childbearing." This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating each lexical contribution.

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