Strong G5079τεχνίτης
craftsman
- Transliteration
- technitēs
- Pronunciation
- tekh-nee'-tace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G5078; an artisan; figuratively a founder (Creator): - builder craftsman.
Detailed definition
τεχνίτης, -ου, ὁ
(τέχνη), [in LXX for חָרָשׁ, etc.;]
a craftsman, artificer: Act.19:24, 38, Rev.18:22; of God (Wis.13:1), Heb.11:10.†
SYN.: δημιουργός, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., § cv (AS)
(τέχνη), [in LXX for חָרָשׁ, etc.;]
a craftsman, artificer: Act.19:24, 38, Rev.18:22; of God (Wis.13:1), Heb.11:10.†
SYN.: δημιουργός, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., § cv (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5079 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- craftsmen2
- builder1
- craftsman1
First verses
- Acts 19:24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
- Acts 19:38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
- Hebrews 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- Revelation 18:22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
τεχνῑτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
artificer, craftsman, opposed to γεωργός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 6.6, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1262b26, +others)]; opposed to ῥήτωρ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus cited in 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Sensu” 11)]; of a potter, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 500.2, 3 (3rd c.BC))]; τεχνῖται οἱ χρήσιμόν τι ποιεῖν ἐπιστάμενοι, opposed to οἱ ἐλευθερίως πεπαιδευμένοι, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.4, 5, cf. NT.Act.19.24: _metaphorically_, πόλις ἧς τ. καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ θεός NT.Heb.11.10, cf. LXX.Wis.13.1.)]
II one who does or handles a thing by the rules of art, skilled workman, opposed to ἄτεχνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 219a, compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 4, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1397b23, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.155, 18(2).245)]; opposed to ἰδιώτης, [Refs ([prev. author] 6.204)]; opposed to ὁ ἔμπειρος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 981b31)]; with genitive of things, τ. τῶν πολεμικῶν skilled in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 13.5)]; also οἱ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τ. persons versed in religious practices, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 8.3.11)]; ἄνθρωπος τ. λόγων, as a sneer, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.170)]; οἱ Διονυσιακοὶ τ. or οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τ., theatrical artists, musicians as well as actors, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.192)] (where τ. alone), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1405a24, “Pr.” 956b11, “SIG” 399.12 (Amphict. Delph., 3rd c.BC), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2619, +others (from Cyprus), “OGI” 50 (Egypt, 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 16.21.8, 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 36 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, etc.)]; so perhaps in οἷος τ. παραπόλλυμαι, = Latin qualis artifex pereo (Nero's last words), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 63.29.)]
III trickster, intriguer, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 13.5.)]
artificer, craftsman, opposed to γεωργός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 6.6, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1262b26, +others)]; opposed to ῥήτωρ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus cited in 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Sensu” 11)]; of a potter, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 500.2, 3 (3rd c.BC))]; τεχνῖται οἱ χρήσιμόν τι ποιεῖν ἐπιστάμενοι, opposed to οἱ ἐλευθερίως πεπαιδευμένοι, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.4, 5, cf. NT.Act.19.24: _metaphorically_, πόλις ἧς τ. καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ θεός NT.Heb.11.10, cf. LXX.Wis.13.1.)]
II one who does or handles a thing by the rules of art, skilled workman, opposed to ἄτεχνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 219a, compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 4, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1397b23, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.155, 18(2).245)]; opposed to ἰδιώτης, [Refs ([prev. author] 6.204)]; opposed to ὁ ἔμπειρος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 981b31)]; with genitive of things, τ. τῶν πολεμικῶν skilled in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 13.5)]; also οἱ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τ. persons versed in religious practices, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 8.3.11)]; ἄνθρωπος τ. λόγων, as a sneer, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.170)]; οἱ Διονυσιακοὶ τ. or οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τ., theatrical artists, musicians as well as actors, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.192)] (where τ. alone), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1405a24, “Pr.” 956b11, “SIG” 399.12 (Amphict. Delph., 3rd c.BC), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2619, +others (from Cyprus), “OGI” 50 (Egypt, 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 16.21.8, 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 36 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, etc.)]; so perhaps in οἷος τ. παραπόλλυμαι, = Latin qualis artifex pereo (Nero's last words), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 63.29.)]
III trickster, intriguer, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 13.5.)]