"childless, Lk. 20:28, 29*"
Definition and meaning
childless, Lk. 20:28, 29*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄτεκνος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ateknos (G815) across the King James Bible.
Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
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Common questions
Strong's G815 (ateknos) is a Greek word that means: childless, Lk. 20:28, 29* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word ateknos (G815) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G815 is ateknos, a Greek word defined as: childless, Lk. 20:28, 29*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ateknos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.