- Original: τέκτων - Transliteration: Tekton - Phonetic: tek'-tone - Definition: 1. a worker in wood, a carpenter, joiner, builder a. a ship's carpenter or builder 2. any craftsman, or workman a. the art of poetry, maker of songs 3. a planner, contriver, plotter a. an author - Origin: from the base of G5098 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From the base of G5098 ; an artificer (as producer of fabrics) that is (specifically) a craftsman in wood: - carpenter. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • carpenter, 2 Mat 13:55; Mar 6:3