τέκτων G5045
craftsman, carpenter, builder, artisan
This noun describes a craftsman or artisan, particularly a carpenter or builder who works with wood. Matthew 13:55 asks, 'Is not this the carpenter's son?' referring to Jesus and Joseph. Mark 6:3 has the crowd ask, 'Is not this the carpenter?' referring to Jesus himself. Both passages highlight Jesus' humble origins and trade, which became a stumbling block to his hometown.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes a craftsman, artisan, or worker, particularly one who works in wood—a carpenter, joiner, or builder. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'carpintero,' French 'charpentier,' German 'Zimmermann') consistently identifies the woodworking trade. Matthew identifies Joseph as the carpenter (13:55), while Mark calls Jesus himself the carpenter (6:3), showing that Jesus learned and practiced his earthly father's trade. This working-class identity contrasted sharply with messianic expectations, making it a skandalon to Nazareth. 2×
AR["النَّجّارُ", "نَجَّارِ"]·ben["ছুতোর", "ছুতোরের"]·DE["Zimmermann", "τέκτονος"]·EN["carpenter"]·FR["charpentier"]·heb["נַגָּר"]·HI["के", "बधएए-क"]·ID["tukang-kayu"]·IT["carpentiere"]·jav["tukang-kayu?", "undhagi?"]·KO["목수?", "목수의"]·PT["carpinteiro"]·RU["плотник", "плотника"]·ES["carpintero"]·SW["-wa-seremala", "seremala"]·TR["marangoz", "marangozun"]·urd["بڑھئی", "بڑھئی-کا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
τέκτων, ονος, ὁ (feminine in Refs 5th c.BC+, worker in wood, carpenter, joiner, τέκτονες ἄνδρες, οἵ οἱ ἐποίησαν θάλαμον καὶ δῶμα καὶ αὐλήν Refs 8th c.BC+; νηῶν, δούρων τ., Refs 8th c.BC+: it is frequently opposed to to a smith (χαλκεύς), Refs 5th c.BC+; to a mason (λιθολόγος), Refs 5th c.BC+ —but also, __2 generally, any craftsman or workman, κεραοξόος τ. a worker in horn, Refs 8th c.BC+; rarely…