Word study · Greek
tektōn
craftsman, carpenter
Say it: TEK-tone (approximate)
τέκτων
What it means
A builder who worked with wood and often stone, so "carpenter" can be too narrow. Matthew has the villagers call Jesus "the carpenter's son"; Mark's Gospel has them call Jesus himself a tekton. Either way, it places him in a working family that the whole village knew.
Range of meaning
- CarpenterA worker in wood.
- BuilderA craftsman in wood, stone, or building generally.
In Matthew
- Chapter 13
"Isn't this the carpenter's son?" (13:55).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5045 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources