τεχνῑτ-ης G5079
A craftsman, artisan, or skilled designer; one who exercises technical expertise in constructing or shaping materials.
Denotes a person skilled in a trade or craft, from metalworking to architecture. In Acts 19:24 and 19:38 it describes the silversmiths of Ephesus whose livelihood depended on making shrines of Artemis. Hebrews 11:10 elevates the word dramatically, calling God the 'technites' and architect of the heavenly city — a usage the German 'Handwerker' and French 'artisan' capture in their earthly registers, while the English 'architect' in Hebrews reveals the theological reach of the term. Revelation 18:22 mourns the silencing of every craftsman in fallen Babylon.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A skilled worker, artisan, or master builder who shapes materials according to technical knowledge. In Acts 19:24,38 the term identifies Demetrius and his fellow silversmiths as tradesmen. Hebrews 11:10 applies it metaphorically to God as the designer and builder of the city with foundations, while Rev 18:22 uses it in a lament over Babylon's lost industry. The Spanish 'artesano' and French 'artisan' preserve the manual-craft sense, whereas English 'architect' in Heb 11:10 highlights the design dimension. 4×
AR["الصُّنَّاعُ", "صانِعٍ", "صَانِعُهَا", "ـلصُّنَّاعِ"]·ben["কারিগর", "কারিগরদের", "শিল্পী"]·DE["Handwerker", "τεχνίταις", "τεχνῖται"]·EN["architect", "craftsman", "craftsmen"]·FR["Handwerker", "artisan"]·heb["אָמָן", "אֻמָּן", "אוּמָנִים"]·HI["कारीगर", "कारीगरों", "कारीगरों-को"]·ID["arsiteknya", "pengrajin-pengrajin", "tukang"]·IT["artigiano", "technitēs"]·jav["arsitek", "tukang"]·KO["기술자이요", "장인들에게", "장인들이", "장인이"]·PT["artesão", "artifíce", "artífices"]·RU["мастер", "ремесленникам", "ремесленники", "строитель"]·ES["arquitecto", "artesano", "artesanos"]·SW["fundi", "mafundi", "mbunifu"]·TR["mimarı", "usta", "zanaatkârlar", "zanaatkârlara"]·urd["معمار", "کاریگر", "کاریگروں", "کاریگروں-کو"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
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,…