Lexicon
τέκτων
tektōn
G5045
G:N-M Greek

craftsman

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tekton denotes a man identified by his craft, including a person named directly or as someone's father.

The attested use identifies a man by his craft: Mark 6:3 names a person directly, while Matthew 13:55 identifies him through the phrase naming someone as that craftsman's son.

Senses in use

  1. A man identified by his craft · dominant

    In Mark 6:3, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the question identifying a person; the APB renders the clause "Is not this the craftsman." In Matthew 13:55, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the phrase identifying someone as "the son of the craftsman," as the APB renders it.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "the craftsman" in both verses, once in direct identification and once within the phrase "the son of the craftsman." These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a precise mapping of every word.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture