Craftsman
τεχνίτηςStrong’s G5079technitēs
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Technitēs is the Greek word usually translated “craftsmen” and “architect”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;”
Meaning
Usually translated “craftsmen” and “architect”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- craftsmen 3
- architect 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Hebrews 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 19:38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
- Hebrews 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- 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
τεχνίτης technitēs · craftsman
τεχνίτης, -ου, ὁ (τέχνη), [in LXX for חָרָשׁ, etc. ;] a craftsman, artificer: Act.19:24, 38, Rev.18:22; of God (Wis.13:1), Heb.11:10.† SYN.: δημιουργός, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., § cv (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.