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Lexicon :: Strong's G5045 - tektōn

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τέκτων
Transliteration
tektōn (Key)
Pronunciation
tek'-tone
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of τιμωρία (G5098)
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Strong’s Definitions

τέκτων téktōn, tek'-tone; from the base of G5098; an artificer (as producer of fabrics), i.e. (specially), a craftsman in wood:—carpenter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5045 in the following manner: carpenter (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5045 in the following manner: carpenter (2x).

  1. a worker in wood, a carpenter, joiner, builder

    1. a ship's carpenter or builder

  2. any craftsman, or workman

    1. the art of poetry, maker of songs

  3. a planner, contriver, plotter

    1. an author

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τέκτων téktōn, tek'-tone; from the base of G5098; an artificer (as producer of fabrics), i.e. (specially), a craftsman in wood:—carpenter.
STRONGS G5045:
τέκτων, τέκτονος, ὁ (τεκεῖν, τίκτω; akin to τέχνη, τεύχω, hence, properly, 'begetter' (Curtius, § 235)), from Homer down, the Sept. for חָרָשׁ; a worker in wood, a carpenter: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3 (see WH's Appendix on the latter passage).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:55
Mark
6:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5045 matches the Greek τέκτων (tektōn),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:19 - A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, "This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:14 - He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD's temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the LORD's temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:6 - including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:14 - He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:16 - The king of Babylon deported to Babylon all the soldiers (there were 7,000), as well as 1,000 craftsmen and metal workers. This included all the best warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:14 - Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in Ge Harashim, who were craftsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1 - King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD's temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the LORD's temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the LORD's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:11 - They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - So they provided money for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:22 - Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:19 - A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:20 - To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:7 - The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won't fall over."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13 - A carpenter takes measurements; he marks out an outline of its form; he scrapes it with chisels, and marks it with a compass. He patterns it after the human form, like a well-built human being, and puts it in a shrine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:3 - For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:6 - That idol was made by a workman - it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:2 - Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them: "Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:20 - Next the LORD showed me four blacksmiths.
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