What does ἀρχιτέκτων (architéktōn) mean in the Bible?
ἀρχιτέκτων (architéktōn): Chief craftsman who designs and directs construction; Paul's metaphor for apostolic foundation-laying authority.
Greek · G753
ἀρχιτέκτων
Master-builder
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ἀρχιτέκτων G753
Pronunciation architéktōn
What does ἀρχιτέκτων (architéktōn) mean in the Bible?
ἀρχιτέκτων (architéktōn): Chief craftsman who designs and directs construction; Paul's metaphor for apostolic foundation-laying authority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G753?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include builder (1).
Where does ἀρχιτέκτων (architéktōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It builder 1× 1 Corinthians 3:10
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 3:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἀρχιτέκτων 1x architektōn 1 Corinthians 3:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 3:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Chief craftsman who designs and directs construction; Paul's metaphor for apostolic foundation-laying authority.
Strong's G753
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 Source Gloss
master-builder
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Chief craftsman who designs and directs construction; Paul's metaphor for apostolic foundation-laying authority.
(τέκτων), [in LXX: Isa.3:3 (חָרָשׁ) Sir.38:27. 2Ma.2:29 * ;] a master-builder, architect: 1Co.3:10 (in π. of building contractors, MM, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 3:10 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀρχιτέκτων arcitektwn
master-builder
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 3:10 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Paul describes himself as a wise master-builder laying foundation in Christ
Word Origins
ἀρχιτέκτων is built from these roots:
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