ΤΕΚΤΩΝ, τεκτων
TEKTŌN, tektōn
Sounds Like: TEK-tone
Translations: carpenter, craftsman, artisan, builder, a carpenter, a craftsman, an artisan, a builder
From the root: ΤΕΚΤΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a craftsman or artisan, particularly one who works with wood, such as a carpenter or builder. It can also refer more broadly to any skilled worker or artisan, including those who work with other materials like metal. It is used to describe someone who constructs or creates things.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5079 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 8:12
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 13:19
- 1 Kings — 7:2
- Wisdom — 13:11
- Sirach — 38:27
- Isaiah — 40:19, 40:20, 41:7, 44:12, 44:13
- Hosea — 8:6
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 6:3
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
- ΤΕΚΤΟΝΩΝ — of carpenters, of builders, of craftsmen, of artisans
- ΤΕΚΤΟΣΙ — (to) carpenters, (to) craftsmen, (to) builders
- ΤΕΚΤΟΣΙΝ — (to) carpenters, (to) builders, (to) craftsmen, (to) artisans
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