noun · masculine
technitos
Greekτεχνίτης (technitēs)
Strong’sG5079
a craftsman, artisan
stem technit-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τεχνίτης, -ου, ὁ
(< τέχνη), [in LXX for חָרָשׁ, etc.;]
SYN.: δημιουργός, q.v., and cf. Tr., Syn., § cv
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5079 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtekh-nee'-tace
an artisan; figuratively, a founder (Creator)
Fromfrom G5078;
King Jamesbuilder, craftsman.
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 | technitos2×τεχνίτης | technitois1×τεχνῖται |
| object accusative | techniton | technitoin |
| direct address vocative | technitor | technitoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | technitou | technitoiu |
| to, for dative | technito | technitoi1×τεχνίταις |
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
technito 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
technitos“architect”subjectnominative singular2×
Hebrews 11:10“architect”ekdechete gar tan toin themelioin echarōtan politan, hau technitos kai dēmiourgos tos theos.For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Revelation 18:22“craftsman”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.
technitois“craftsmen”subjectnominative plural1×
Acts 19:38“craftsmen”ei men oun Dēmētrios kai tois sun auto technitois echalō pros tinon logon, agoraiais agilō kai anthupatois alō, enkalalōr allēloi.So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
technitoi“craftsmen”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 19:24“craftsmen”Dēmētrios gar tinos onome, argurokopos, poiarōtos naoin argurouoin Artemiau parechete toi technitoi ouk oligan ergasian,It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.