philoteknos describes the younger women in Titus 2:4 as being trained in love directed toward their children.

Its single attested use describes a quality toward children that older women are to teach younger women in Titus 2:4.

1. Love directed toward one’s children · dominant

   In Titus 2:4, φιλοτέκνους is an accusative plural feminine adjective within the instruction that older women train younger women. The APB renders the surrounding instruction as teaching them “to love their children,” confirming the verse’s focus on affection toward children.

   Titus 2:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Titus 2:4, the APB presents the clause as training younger women “to love their children.” This wording confirms the clause’s focus without isolating every element of the Greek expression.