to give birth to
Tikto denotes bringing forth a child, and in figurative clauses it describes producing a crop, sin, or death.
The dominant attested use concerns a woman bringing forth a child, whether anticipated, in labor, or completed in birth. Two clauses extend the same production imagery to land yielding a crop and to desire and sin producing their outcomes.
Senses in use
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Bringing forth a child · dominant
The verb occurs in clauses about a woman’s impending or completed delivery: in Luke 1:31 the APB renders the future clause “bear a son,” and in Luke 2:7 it renders the aorist action “gave birth to her firstborn son.” John 16:21 places the present subjunctive form in a woman’s grief during delivery, while Revelation 12:2 and Revelation 12:5 describe labor followed by the birth of a male son.
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Producing an outcome figuratively · occasional
In Hebrews 6:7, the present participle describes land that, after receiving rain, “produces a crop” suitable for cultivation. In James 1:15, the present indicative is used of desire after conception producing sin; the verse then says completed sin “brings forth death.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB commonly uses “give birth,” while also rendering clauses with “bear,” “has been born,” and, in figurative contexts, “produces” or “brings forth.” These phrases reflect the clauses’ presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.