noun · masculine
tektōnos
Greekτέκτων (tektōn)
Strong’sG5045
a carpenter
stem tektōn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τέκτων, -ονος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for חָרָשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5045 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtek'-tone
an artificer (as producer of fabrics), i.e. (specially), a craftsman in wood
Fromfrom the base of G5098;
King Jamescarpenter.
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 | tektōnos1×τέκτων | tektōnois |
| object accusative | tektōnon | tektōnoin |
| direct address vocative | tektōnor | tektōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | tektōnou1×τέκτονος | tektōnoiu |
| to, for dative | tektōno | tektōnoi |
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
tektōno 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
tektōnos“carpenter”subjectnominative singular1×
Mark 6:3“carpenter”ouk houtos atō tos tektōnos, tos huios tau Mariau kai adelfos Iakōbou kai Iōsou kai Ioudaou kai Simōnou? kai ouk alō tais adelfais autou hōde pros nin? kai skandalizile en auto.Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
tektōnou“carpenter’s”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 13:55“carpenter’s”ouk houtos atō tos tou tektōnou huios? ouk tas mētēras autou legitō Mariam kai tois adelfois autou Iakōbos kai Iōsēf kai Simōnos kai Ioudaos?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?