5078. techné
Strong's Lexicon
techné: Art, skill, craft, trade

Original Word: τέχνη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: techné
Pronunciation: tekh-nay
Phonetic Spelling: (tekh'-nay)
Definition: Art, skill, craft, trade
Meaning: art, skill, trade, craft.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root "τέκτων" (tektōn), meaning "craftsman" or "builder."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "techné," similar concepts can be found in words like "חָכְמָה" (chokmah, Strong's H2451), meaning wisdom or skill, and "מְלָאכָה" (melakah, Strong's H4399), meaning work or occupation.

Usage: In the New Testament, "techné" refers to the skill or craft involved in a particular trade or art. It denotes the expertise and knowledge required to perform a specific task, often associated with manual or artistic work. The term emphasizes the application of learned skills and the creative process involved in producing something of value.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, "techné" was highly valued as it represented the mastery of a craft or art. It was not only about the physical act of creating but also involved intellectual understanding and the application of knowledge. Craftsmen and artisans were respected for their ability to produce goods and structures that were essential to daily life and cultural expression. In the Greco-Roman world, various trades and skills were essential for the economy and society, and those who excelled in their "techné" were often esteemed members of the community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tektón
Definition
art, craft, trade
NASB Translation
art (1), craft (1), trade (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5078: τέχνη

τέχνη, τέχνης, (from τεκεῖν, see τέκτων), from Homer down, art: universally, Revelation 18:22 (here A. V. craft); of the plastic art, Acts 17:29; of a trade (as often in Greek writings), Acts 18:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
art, craft, occupation.

From the base of tikto; art (as productive), i.e. (specially), a trade, or (generally) skill -- art, craft, occupation.

see GREEK tikto

Forms and Transliterations
τεχνη τέχνη τέχνῃ τέχνην τεχνης τέχνης techne technē téchnei téchnēi technes technēs téchnes téchnēs
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Acts 17:29 N-GFS
GRK: λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως
NAS: an image formed by the art and thought
KJV: stone, graven by art and man's
INT: to stone a graven thing craft and imagination

Acts 18:3 N-DFS
GRK: σκηνοποιοὶ τῇ τέχνῃ
NAS: with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.
KJV: for by their occupation they were
INT: tent makers by the trade

Revelation 18:22 N-GFS
GRK: τεχνίτης πάσης τέχνης οὐ μὴ
NAS: of any craft will be found
KJV: of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found
INT: craftsmen of any craft no not

Strong's Greek 5078
3 Occurrences


τέχνῃ — 1 Occ.
τέχνης — 2 Occ.

















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