ἈΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΩΝ, ἀρχιτεκτων
ARCHITEKTŌN, architektōn
Sounds Like: ar-khi-TEK-tōn
Translations: architect, a master builder, master builder
From the root: ἈΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἀρχι' (archi), meaning 'chief' or 'first', and 'τέκτων' (tektōn), meaning 'builder' or 'craftsman'. Therefore, it refers to a chief builder, a master craftsman, or an architect. It describes someone who designs and oversees the construction of buildings or other structures, or more broadly, a principal planner or originator.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0753 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 38:27
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 3:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΩΝ.
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.
- ἈΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΕΙΝ — to be an architect, to build, to construct, to master-build
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