techne denotes practiced ability expressed in image-making, tentmaking, and the work of craftspeople.

The attested use concerns practiced ability in making or working: it is associated with an image’s formation, a shared trade of tentmaking, and the work identified with craftspeople.

1. Practiced ability in making or a trade · dominant

   In Acts 17:29, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause about an image formed by human art and imagination; the APB renders the verse with “art.” In Acts 18:3, the dative singular form is connected with staying and working because of the same trade, while Revelation 18:22 speaks of every craftsman and the ability associated with that work; the APB renders these contexts with “trade” and “skill.”

   Acts 17:29Acts 18:3Revelation 18:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with “art” in Acts 17:29, “trade” in Acts 18:3, and “skill” in Revelation 18:22. These renderings show the verse contexts rather than fixed English equivalents for the term.