Strong's Greek · G5088

G5088 tíktō

τίκτω

tik'-to

to give birth to

Looking for Hebrew H5088 neder? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5088. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

tíktō appears 18 times in Scripture, including Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

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

In the King James Version

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

Derivation

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

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Luke 1:31

“Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.”

Luke 2:11

“Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!”

Matthew 1:25

“But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.”

Luke 2:7

“And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

John 16:21

“A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.”

Luke 2:6

“While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.”

Matthew 2:2

“asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.””

Matthew 1:23

““Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).”

Matthew 1:21

“She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.””

Luke 1:57

“When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.”

How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.

Ask Doxa about tíktō

Study tíktō in the Doxa app

The Doxa app has Word study for the Hebrew and Greek words of Scripture, tíktō included. Keep a note on any verse and it shows beside that verse each time you read it again.

Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

Doxa

God's encouragement is not only for the moment you first receive it. It's for the whole journey.

Strong's concordance glosses from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0). Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain.

© 2026 The Doxa Way Ltd

Doxa