Lexicon
τεκνοτροφέω
teknotropheō
G5044
G:V Greek

to raise children

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teknotropheo describes having brought up children as part of a woman’s attested good works.

The sole attested use places the action of bringing up children among the works by which a woman is to be well attested in 1 Timothy 5:10.

Senses in use

  1. Having brought up children · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 5:10, the aorist active indicative form occurs in a list of actions supporting a woman’s attestation for good works; the APB renders the clause “if she has brought up children.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 5:10 the APB presents the action as “if she has brought up children.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall presentation rather than isolating every element of the Greek form.

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