ΤΕΚΤΟΝΩΝ, τεκτονων
TEKTONŌN, tektonōn
Sounds Like: tek-TOH-nohn
Translations: of carpenters, of builders, of craftsmen, of artisans
From the root: ΤΕΚΤΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who work with their hands, particularly in construction or crafting. It is a compound word, derived from a root meaning 'to produce' or 'to create'. It can refer to a carpenter, a builder, or a general craftsman or artisan. In the provided context, it is used in the genitive plural, indicating possession or origin, such as 'works of craftsmen' or 'a multitude of builders'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5079 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΚΤΩΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΚΤΟΝ — craftsman, a craftsman, builder, a builder, carpenter, a carpenter
- ΤΕΚΤΗΝΗ — craftswoman, female carpenter, female builder
- ΤΕΚΤΟΝΑ — carpenter, craftsman, builder, artisan
- ΤΕΚΤΟΝΑΣ — carpenter, a carpenter, craftsman, a craftsman, builder, a builder, artisan, an artisan
- ΤΕΚΤΟΝΕΣ — craftsmen, a craftsman, builders, a builder, carpenters, a carpenter, artisans, an artisan
- ΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΑ — of a carpenter, relating to carpentry, carpenter's, a carpenter's
- ΤΕΚΤΟΝΟΣ — of a carpenter, of a craftsman, of an artisan, of a builder
- ΤΕΚΤΟΣΙ — (to) carpenters, (to) craftsmen, (to) builders
- ΤΕΚΤΟΣΙΝ — (to) carpenters, (to) builders, (to) craftsmen, (to) artisans
- ΤΕΚΤΩΝ — carpenter, craftsman, artisan, builder, a carpenter, a craftsman, an artisan, a builder
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