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τέκτων tektōn · G5045

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craftsman

τέκτων, -ονος, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for חָרָשׁ ; ] ; an artificer in wood, stone or metal, but esp. a carpenter (see MM, xxiv): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τέκτων, ονος, ὁ ; (feminine in [], worker in wood, carpenter, joiner, τέκτονες ἄνδρες, οἵ οἱ ἐποίησαν θάλαμον καὶ δῶμα καὶ αὐλήν []; νηῶν, δούρων τ., []: it is frequently opposed to to a smith (χαλκεύς), []; to a mason (λιθολόγος), [] —but also, ; 2 generally, any craftsman or workman, κεραοξόος τ. a worker in horn, []; rarely of metal-workers, []; sculptor, statuary, []; 3 master in any art, as in gymnastics, []; of poets, τέκτονες σοφοὶ (i.e. ἐπέων) []; τέκτονες κώμων, i.e. the χορευταί, []; …

Where it's used 2 times

Matthew 13:55 · Mark 6:3

Source: TBESG G5045; TFLSJ G5045

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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