Strong G5045τέκτων
craftsman
- Transliteration
- tektōn
- Pronunciation
- tek'-tone
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From the base of G5098; an artificer (as producer of fabrics) that is (specifically) a craftsman in wood: - carpenter.
Detailed definition
τέκτων, -ονος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for חָרָשׁ;]
an artificer in wood, stone or metal, but esp. a carpenter (see MM, xxiv): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for חָרָשׁ;]
an artificer in wood, stone or metal, but esp. a carpenter (see MM, xxiv): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5045 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- carpenter2
First verses
- Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
- Mark 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
τέκτων, ονος, ὁ
(feminine in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1406, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 409))], worker in wood, carpenter, joiner, τέκτονες ἄνδρες, οἵ οἱ ἐποίησαν θάλαμον καὶ δῶμα καὶ αὐλήν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.315, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 91; τέκτονος υἱόν, Ἁρμονίδεω.. ὂς καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ τεκτήνατο νῆας ἐΐσας 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.59)]; νηῶν, δούρων τ., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.126, 17.384, compare 19.56, 21.43; [πίτυν] οὔρεσι τέκτονες ἄνδρες ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.390; τ., ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ σοφίης 15.411; τ. γὰρ ὢν ἔπρασσες οὐ ξυλουργικά 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 988, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 357, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 474, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.37)]: it is frequently opposed to to a smith (χαλκεύς), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 319d, “R.” 370d, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.4.17)]; to a mason (λιθολόγος), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.44, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1154: frequently in Inscrr., “IG” 12.373.245, etc., and Papyri, “PCair.Zen.” 27.3 (3rd c.BC), etc.:)] —but also,
2 generally, any craftsman or workman, κεραοξόος τ. a worker in horn, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.110, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 768)]; rarely of metal-workers, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (hymnus ad Venerem 12; τ. Δίου πυρὸς Κύκλωπας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 5)]; sculptor, statuary, [Refs ([prev. work] 348.)]
3 master in any art, as in gymnastics, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.49)]; of poets, τέκτονες σοφοὶ (i.e. ἐπέων) [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “P.” 3.113; τέκτονες εὐπαλάμων ὕμνων 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 70 (cited in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 530))]; τέκτονες κώμων, i.e. the χορευταί, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.4)]; τ. νωδυνίας, i.e. a physician, [Refs ([prev. author] “P.” 3.6)]; δεξιᾶς χερὸς ἔργον, δικαίας τέκτονος a true workman, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1406.)]
4 metaphorically, maker, author, νεικέων [Refs ([prev. work] 152 (Lyric poetry))]; κακῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 409)]; γένους the author of a race, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 594 (Lyric poetry), compare 283)]; ψευδῶν τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 28; ὁ γὰρ χρόνος μ᾽ ἔκαμψε, τ. μὲν σοφός 5th c.BC: Crates Comicus 39)]. (Cf. Sanskrit ták[snull]an- 'carpenter', ták[snull]ati, tā[snull][tnull]i 'form by cutting, plane, chisel, chop', Lett. test, tēst 'hew, plane', etc.: compare τέχνη.)
(feminine in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1406, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 409))], worker in wood, carpenter, joiner, τέκτονες ἄνδρες, οἵ οἱ ἐποίησαν θάλαμον καὶ δῶμα καὶ αὐλήν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.315, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 91; τέκτονος υἱόν, Ἁρμονίδεω.. ὂς καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ τεκτήνατο νῆας ἐΐσας 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.59)]; νηῶν, δούρων τ., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.126, 17.384, compare 19.56, 21.43; [πίτυν] οὔρεσι τέκτονες ἄνδρες ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.390; τ., ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ σοφίης 15.411; τ. γὰρ ὢν ἔπρασσες οὐ ξυλουργικά 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 988, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 357, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 474, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.37)]: it is frequently opposed to to a smith (χαλκεύς), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 319d, “R.” 370d, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.4.17)]; to a mason (λιθολόγος), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.44, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1154: frequently in Inscrr., “IG” 12.373.245, etc., and Papyri, “PCair.Zen.” 27.3 (3rd c.BC), etc.:)] —but also,
2 generally, any craftsman or workman, κεραοξόος τ. a worker in horn, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.110, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 768)]; rarely of metal-workers, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (hymnus ad Venerem 12; τ. Δίου πυρὸς Κύκλωπας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 5)]; sculptor, statuary, [Refs ([prev. work] 348.)]
3 master in any art, as in gymnastics, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.49)]; of poets, τέκτονες σοφοὶ (i.e. ἐπέων) [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “P.” 3.113; τέκτονες εὐπαλάμων ὕμνων 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 70 (cited in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 530))]; τέκτονες κώμων, i.e. the χορευταί, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.4)]; τ. νωδυνίας, i.e. a physician, [Refs ([prev. author] “P.” 3.6)]; δεξιᾶς χερὸς ἔργον, δικαίας τέκτονος a true workman, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1406.)]
4 metaphorically, maker, author, νεικέων [Refs ([prev. work] 152 (Lyric poetry))]; κακῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 409)]; γένους the author of a race, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 594 (Lyric poetry), compare 283)]; ψευδῶν τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 28; ὁ γὰρ χρόνος μ᾽ ἔκαμψε, τ. μὲν σοφός 5th c.BC: Crates Comicus 39)]. (Cf. Sanskrit ták[snull]an- 'carpenter', ták[snull]ati, tā[snull][tnull]i 'form by cutting, plane, chisel, chop', Lett. test, tēst 'hew, plane', etc.: compare τέχνη.)