Craftsman
τέκτωνStrong’s G5045tektōn
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tektōn is the Greek word usually translated “carpenter”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?”
Meaning
Usually translated “carpenter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- carpenter 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
τέκτων tektōn · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “craftsman” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CRAFTSMAN, noun
An artificer; a mechanic; one skilled in a manual occupation.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.