What does τέκτων · υἱός mean in the Bible?
τέκτων · υἱός is a Greek phrase meaning "son of the craftsman/carpenter".
Greek · G5045, G5207
τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός
Craftsman · son
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τέκτων G5045 craftsman
Pronunciation téktōn
A skilled worker in wood, stone, or metal; primarily a carpenter, not mere laborer.
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υἱός G5207 son
Pronunciation huiós
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What does τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός (tou tektonos huios) mean in the Bible?
τέκτων · υἱός is a Greek phrase meaning "son of the craftsman/carpenter".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5045, G5207?
G5045, G5207 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. son of the craftsman/carpenter
Source Gloss
son of the craftsman/carpenter
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 6:3 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:55 1×
Word Origins
τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain