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τεχνίτης

technítēs

G5079 noun

SILEX Entry

Root τεχν- to craft, to make skillfully, to work with art or technique

Definition

A person skilled in a manual craft or trade; an artisan, technician, or craftsman by profession. Carries the primary meaning of someone who possesses specialized skill or art in creating, constructing, or producing objects, whether in wood, stone, metal, or other materials. In some contexts, can refer more broadly to a designer or builder, and occasionally, by extension, to a founder or creator in an abstract or figurative sense.

Semantic Range

artisan, craftsman, technician, skilled worker, builder, creator (figurative)

Root / Etymology

From τέχνη (technē, 'art, craft, skill') with the agentive suffix -ιτης, indicating a person skilled in a craft or trade. The suffix typically denotes a practitioner of the root concept.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, τεχνίτης described anyone practicing a skilled trade, including carpenters, metalworkers, sculptors, and other artisans. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, this term retained its specific reference to manual craftsmanship and technical skill. In the Septuagint, τεχνίτης often translates Hebrew terms for skilled workmen employed in building or crafting (e.g., those working on the Tabernacle or Temple). In the New Testament (e.g., Acts 19:24), it denotes craftsmen, specifically those who made silver shrines in Ephesus. The English 'craftsman' or 'artisan' usually conveys the sense well, but can miss the specific connotation of technical expertise and training inherent in the Greek. The term can also be used figuratively, as a founder or creator, but this is not its usual sense. Distinguished from δημιουργός (demiourgos), which can refer more abstractly to a maker or creator (including poetic or divine creation).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from τέχνη; an artisan; figuratively, a founder (Creator):--builder, craftsman.

Root Family

τεχνίτης (technitēs) — artisan, craftsman, skilled worker, maker by art

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
G5079-03 τεχνίτης technites N NOM M SG craftsman skilled craftsman 2
G5079-01 τεχνῖται technitai N NOM M PL craftsmen skilled artisans 1
G5079-02 τεχνίταις technitais N DAT M PL craftsmen to skilled artisans 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
G5079-02 Acts 19:24 τεχνίταις technitais N DAT M PL craftsmen to skilled artisans
G5079-01 Acts 19:38 τεχνῖται technitai N NOM M PL craftsmen skilled artisans
G5079-03 Hebrews 11:10 τεχνίτης technites N NOM M SG skilled craftsman
G5079-03 Revelation 18:22 τεχνίτης technites N NOM M SG craftsman skilled craftsman
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