noun · feminine
technas
Greekτέχνη (technē)
Strong’sG5078
art, skill, trade
stem techn-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τέχνη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for חׇכְמָה, מַעֲשֶׂה, עֲבֹדָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5078 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtekh'-nay
art (as productive), i.e. (specially), a trade, or (generally) skill
Fromfrom the base of G5088;
King Jamesart, craft, occupation.
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 | technas | technais |
| object accusative | technan | technain |
| direct address vocative | technar | technair |
| of, belonging to genitive | technau2×τέχνης | technaiu |
| to, for dative | techna1×τέχνῃ | technai |
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
techna 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
technau“art”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 17:29“art”genem oun huparcharōtois tou theou ouk ofeilanō nomizarō chruso ē arguro ē litho, charagme technau kai enthumēsiau anthrōpou, tem theiem arō homoiem.Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
Revelation 18:22“trade”kai fōnas kitharōdoiu kai mousikoiu kai aulētoiu kai salpistoiu ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti, kai pantos technitos pantau technau ouk mē heuriskiteia en si ēti, kai fōnas mulou ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti,And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.
techna“trade”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 18:3“trade”kai dia tem homotechnon arō menate para autoi kai ergazete, ale gar skēnopoiois ta techna.and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.