τέκτων
Alt. τέκτων, ονος, ὁ,
Etym. τίκτω
1. "any worker in wood", esp. "a carpenter, joiner", Hom., etc.; opp. to "a smith" (χαλκεύς), Plat., Xen.; to "a mason" (λιθολόγος), Thuc., etc.
2. generally, "any craftsman or workman", τ. κεραοξόος "a worker" in horn, Il.; of a "metal-worker", Eur.; "a sculptor", Soph., Eur.
3. "a master in any art", Pind.; τ. νωδυνιᾶν, i. e. a physician, id=Pind.
4. metaph. "a maker, author", νεικέων Aesch.; κακῶν Eur.