Lexical Definition
τέκτων téktōn (tek'-tone) craftsman G:N-M
from the base of τίκτω
carpenter.
- an artificer (as producer of fabrics), i.e. (specially), a craftsman in wood
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| τεκτόνων | of fabricators | LXX.Hos.13.2 |
| τέκτων | a fabricator | LXX.1Sam.13.19 • LXX.1Kgs.7.14 |
| carpenter | Mark.6.3 | |
| fabricator | LXX.Isa.40.19 • LXX.Isa.40.20 • LXX.Isa.41.7 • LXX.Isa.44.12 • LXX.Isa.44.13 • LXX.Hos.8.6 | |
| τέκτοσιν | fabricators | LXX.Prov.14.22 |
| τέκτοσι | fabricators | LXX.2Kgs.12.11 • LXX.2Kgs.22.6 • LXX.2Chr.34.11 • LXX.Ezra.3.7 |
| τέκτονοσ | carpenter | Matt.13.55 |
| of a fabricator | LXX.Jer.10.3 | |
| τέκτονεσ | fabricators | LXX.1Chr.22.15 • LXX.Prov.14.22 |
| they were fabricators | LXX.1Chr.4.14 | |
| τέκτονασ | fabricators | LXX.2Sam.5.11 • LXX.2Sam.5.11 • LXX.1Chr.14.1 • LXX.1Chr.14.1 • LXX.2Chr.24.12 • LXX.Zech.1.20 |
| τέκτονα | fabricator | LXX.2Kgs.24.14 • LXX.2Kgs.24.16 |
Abbott-Smith
τέκτων, -ονος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for חָרָשׁ ;]
an artificer in wood, stone or metal, but esp. a carpenter (v. MM, xxiv): Mt 13:55, Mk 6:3.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 13:55 |
| Mark | 6:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
τέκτων, ονος, ὁ
(feminine in [Refs 5th c.BC+], worker in wood, carpenter, joiner, τέκτονες ἄνδρες, οἵ οἱ ἐποίησαν θάλαμον καὶ δῶμα καὶ αὐλήν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νηῶν, δούρων τ., [Refs 8th c.BC+]: it is frequently opposed to to a smith (χαλκεύς), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to a mason (λιθολόγος), [Refs 5th c.BC+] —but also,
__2 generally, any craftsman or workman, κεραοξόος τ. a worker in horn, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely of metal-workers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sculptor, statuary, [Refs]
__3 master in any art, as in gymnastics, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of poets, τέκτονες σοφοὶ (i.e. ἐπέων) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τέκτονες κώμων, i.e. the χορευταί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. νωδυνίας, i.e. a physician, [Refs]; δεξιᾶς χερὸς ἔργον, δικαίας τέκτονος a true workman, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 metaphorically, maker, author, νεικέων [Refs]; κακῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γένους the author of a race, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ψευδῶν τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (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.)