craftsman

Greek Noun Male

τεχνίτης, -ου, ὁ (τέχνη), [in LXX for חָרָשׁ, etc;] a craftsman, artificer: Act.19:24, 38, Rev.18:22; of God (Wis.13:1), Heb.11:10. SYN.: δημιουργός, which see, and cf. Tr, Syn., § cv (AS)

craftsman

Greek Noun Male

τεχνῑτ-ης, ου, ὁ, artificer, craftsman, opposed to γεωργός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥήτωρ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a potter, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τεχνῖται οἱ χρήσιμόν τι ποιεῖν ἐπιστάμενοι, opposed to οἱ ἐλευθερίως πεπαιδευμένοι, [NT+5th c.BC+] II) one who does or handles a thing by the rules of art, skilled workman, opposed to ἄτεχνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἰδιώτης, [Refs]; opposed to ὁ ἔμπειρος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; with genitive of things, τ. τῶν πολεμικῶν skilled in, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also οἱ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τ. persons versed in religious practices, [Refs]; ἄνθρωπος τ. λόγων, as a sneer, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ Διονυσιακοὶ τ. or οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τ, theatrical artists, musicians as well as actors, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (where τ. alone), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so perhaps in οἷος τ. παραπόλλυμαι, = Latin qualis artifex pereo (Nero's last words), [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) trickster, intriguer, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

an artisan; figuratively, a founder (Creator); builder, craftsman; from g5078 (τέχνη)