Skill
τέχνηStrong’s G5078technē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Technē is the Greek word usually translated “craft” and “trade”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”
Meaning
Usually translated “craft” and “trade”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of craft 1
- by trade 1
- craft 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
- Revelation 18:22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
Greek dictionary
τέχνη technē · skill
τέχνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX for חׇכְמָה, מַעֲשֶׂה, עֲבֹדָה ;] art, craft, trade: Act.17:29 18:3, Rev.18:22 (WH, R, mg., om.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “skill” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SKILL, noun
Calleo, that is to strain, stretch, reach, and with to perfect, that is, to make sound, or to reach the utmost limit. The sense of folly, error, sin, preverseness, is from wandering, deviation.
- The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes.
- Any particular art.
All definitions and other forms of “skill”
SKILL, verb transitive
To know; to understand.
SKILL, verb intransitive
- To be knowing in; to be dextrous in performance.
- To differ; to make difference; to matter or be of interest.
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.