architekton denotes the wise builder who lays a foundation for others to build upon.

Its sole attested use identifies a wise builder who places a foundation before another builds upon it.

1. Wise builder who lays a foundation · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 3:10, the nominative singular masculine form identifies the speaker as the one who “placed a foundation,” after which another builds upon it; the APB renders the clause “as a wise master-builder I placed a foundation.”

   1 Corinthians 3:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 3:10, the APB presents the term in “as a wise master-builder,” within the foundation-and-building comparison.