equivalent to τέκνον with ἄρσην added, a man child ( Buttmann, 80 (70)), Revelation 12:5 of one (actually or to be) regarded as a son, although properly not one, John 19:26 Acts 7:21 Hebrews 11:24 in kindly address, Hebrews 12:5 from Proverbs 3:11 (see τέκνον, a. οἱ υἱοί, genuine sons, are distinguished from οἱ νόθοι in Hebrews 12:8. ὁ υἱός τίνος, Matthew 7:9 Mark 9:17 Luke 3:2 John 1:42( ), and very often, as in Greek writings, υἱός is often to be supplied by the reader ( Winer's Grammar, § 30, 3, p.

38:25) generally of the offspring of men, and in the restricted sense, male issue (one begotten by a father and born of a mother): Matthew 10:37 Luke 1:13 ( L T Tr WH) Acts 7:29 Galatians 4:22, etc. rarely of the young of animals: Matthew 21:5 ( Psalm 28:1 ( ) Sir. for בֵּן and Chaldean בַּר, a son (male offspring) Ī. In, as it happens, the form of serpents.Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5207: υἱός The Cadmiean Alphabet is still in use today, although not by anyone we exchange emails with.Ĭadmus and Harmonia are now enjoying life in the Elysian Fields for ever. Cadmus himself spent a lot of his time inventing new letters of the alphabet, or rather watching while his scribes did it.

She gave birth to all sorts of legendary people, including Agave, Ino and Semele, and it was a happy ever after thing from then on. Or should that be serpent? Whoever wrote the job application might have got his wires crossed.Ĭadmus obviously got into the God of War’s good books, as he ended up marrying his daughter Harmonia. Still it all ended well as the giants all killed each other, leaving five survivors who became the first Thebans.īefore settling into kingship, Cadmus thought it prudent to placate Ares, who was still very cross about the dragon-slaying incident. Then, following the advice of Athena, he got involved in the ridiculous enterprise of sowing dragon’s teeth.

First he killed one, which happened to be Ares’s special favorite. A prince of divine blood, he was a brother of Europa whose life was dogged by dragons.

God of words greek