Quick Definition
φιλότεκνος, ον Adj loving one’s children
Strong's Definition
fond of one's children, i.e. maternal
Derivation: from G5384 (φίλος) and G5043 (τέκνον);
KJV Usage: love their children
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | φιλέω + τίκτω
25.38 · Attitudes and Emotions · Love, Affection, Compassion
loving one’s own children, one who loves children pertaining to having affection for one’s own offspring
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φιλότεκνος, -ov, (φίλος and τέκνον), loving one’s offspring or children: joined with φίλανδρος (as in Plut. mor. p. 769 c.), of women, Tit. ii. 4. (4 Mace. xv. 3-5; Hat. 2,66; Arstph., Eur., Aristot., Plut., Leian., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
φιλότεκνος philoteknos 1x
loving one’s children, duly parental, Tit. 2:4*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** φιλότεκνος, -ον
(< φίλος, τέκνον), [in LXX: IV Mac 15:4-6 * ;]
loving one's children (Hdt., Arist., Plut., al.): of women, joined with φίλανδρος, q.v., Tit 2:4.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
φιλότεκνος ἵουσι. The subst. φιλοστοργία is common in Wills, where bequests are made κατὰ φιλοστοργίαν, see e.g. P Oxy III. 4904 (A.D. 124), 4925 (A.D. 130). Other exx. of the subst. are P Tebt 11. 4087 (A.D. 3) τῆι φιλοστοργίᾳ τῶν περὶ Σωτήριχον, ‘out of their regard for Soterichus and his people” (Edd.), P Oxy III. 49512 (a.p. 181-9) μητρικῇ φιλοστοργίᾳ, P Flor III. 3381 (iii/aA.D.) καὶ νῦν τάχα ἡ σὴ σπουδὴ Kal φιλοστοργεία κατανεικήσῃ τὴν ἐμὴν .. ἀκαιρείαν, and Chrest. II. 3618 (A.d. 360) ἐνέδειξών (1. ἐνέδειξάν) por εὔνοιαν kal φιλοστοργείαν. For the adverb cf. OG/S 2574 (B.C. 109) σοῦ ἐμνημονεύομεν [φιλοστ]όργως, and Preisigke 5294® (A.D. 235) ε[ὐ]νοίως kal φιλοστόργίως. A good ex. of the verb occurs in Sy//% 126778 (ii/iili A.D.) (= Deissmann 2.4.5, p. 140) ἐγὼ ὑπὸ τέκνων γονεῖς φιλοστοργεῖσθαι ἐνομοθέτησα ---4) 1515. inscr. from Ios.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
φιλότεκνος (philoteknos) — child loving. φῐλότεκν-ος, ον, loving one's children or offspring, [NT+5th c.BC+]: comparative, αἱ μητέρες -ότεραι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; superlative -ότατος[Refs 1st c.AD+]