noun · masculine

architektōnos

Greekἀρχιτέκτων (architektōn)

Strong’sG753

master-builder

stem architektōn-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

master builder1×

What it means

ἀρχι-τέκτων, -ονος, ὁ

(< τέκτων), [in LXX: Is 3:3 (חָרָשׁ) Si 38:27, II Mac 2:29*;]

a master-builder, architect: I Co 3:10 (in π. of building contractors, MM, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G753 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidar-khee-tek'-tone

a chief constructor, i.e. "architect"

Fromfrom G746 and G5045;

King Jamesmasterbuilder.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	architektōnos1×ἀρχιτέκτων	architektōnois
object accusative	architektōnon	architektōnoin
direct address vocative	architektōnor	architektōnoir
of, belonging to genitive	architektōnou	architektōnoiu
to, for dative	architektōno	architektōnoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

architektōnstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

architektōno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

architektōnos“master builder”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 3:10“master builder”Kata tan charian tou theou tan dōiratan mi hōs sofos architektōnos themelion tithama, allos de epoikodomatō. hekastos de blepatōr pōs epoikodomatō;By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.