King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5045
Transliteration: tektōn
Phonetic Spelling: (tek'-tone)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a craftsman, a carpenter
Meaning: a craftsman, a carpenter
τέκτων, τέκτονος, ὁ (τεκεῖν, τίκτω; akin to τέχνη, τεύχω, hence, properly, 'begetter' (Curtius, § 235)), from Homer down, the Sept. for חָרָשׁ; a worker in wood, a carpenter: Matthew 13:53; Mark 6:3 (see WH's Appendix on the latter passage).
Word Summary
tektōn: a craftsman, a carpenter
Original Word: τέκτωνTransliteration: tektōn
Phonetic Spelling: (tek'-tone)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a craftsman, a carpenter
Meaning: a craftsman, a carpenter
Strong's Concordance
carpenter. From the base of timoria; an artificer (as producer of fabrics), i.e. (specially), a craftsman in wood -- carpenter.
see GREEK timoria
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5045: τέκτωντέκτων, τέκτονος, ὁ (τεκεῖν, τίκτω; akin to τέχνη, τεύχω, hence, properly, 'begetter' (Curtius, § 235)), from Homer down, the Sept. for חָרָשׁ; a worker in wood, a carpenter: Matthew 13:53; Mark 6:3 (see WH's Appendix on the latter passage).