τίκτω

tíktō · Greek · Strong's G5088 · 18 occurrences

The KJV renders 22 different Hebrew and Greek words as “bear”

What it means

to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively

a strengthened form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses);

How the KJV renders it

bear, be born, bring forth, be delivered, be in travail

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“bear”

also renders poiéō (G4160), aírō (G142), martyréō (G3140), anaphérō (G399), árktos (G715), phérō (G5342), ekphérō (G1627), hypophérō (G5297), gennáō (G1080), bastázō (G941), phoréō (G5409), bâsar (H1319), dôb (H1678), zâraʻ (H2232), chûwl (H2342), yâlad (H3205), mâshal (H4910), çâbal (H5445), ʻâsâh (H6213), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779)

“bring forth”

also renders paradídōmi (G3860), prophérō (G4393), blastánō (G985), dídōmi (G1325), ekbállō (G1544), ekphérō (G1627), exágō (G1806), proágō (G4254), gennáō (G1080), bâshal (H1310), dâshâʼ (H1876), chûwl (H2342), nûwb (H5107), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlach (H6398), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779), shâvâh (H7737)

“be born”

also renders gennáō (G1080)

“be delivered”

also renders yâlad (H3205)

Answers that weigh this word

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Where it appears

18 occurrences in the Greek text, first 17 verses shown.

Galatians 4:27 · V-PAP-NSF

For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break out and shout, you who don’t travail. For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”

Hebrews 6:7 · V-PAP-NSF

For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

James 1:15 · V-PAI-3S

Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death.

John 16:21 · V-PAS-3S

A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

Luke 1:31 · V-FDI-2S

Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’

Luke 1:57 · V-2AAN

Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

Luke 2:6 V-2AANLuke 2:7 V-2AAI-3SLuke 2:11 V-API-3SMatthew 1:21 V-FDI-3SMatthew 1:23 V-FDI-3SMatthew 1:25 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 2:2 V-APP-NSMRevelation 12:2 V-2AANRevelation 12:4 V-2AANRevelation 12:5 V-2AAI-3SRevelation 12:13 V-2AAI-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.