G1217
G1217 — δημιουργός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
demiourgos (day-mee-our-gos') n.
1. a worker for the people, i.e. mechanic (spoken of the Creator)
[from G1218 and G2041]
KJV: maker
Root(s): G1218, G2041
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
maker
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δημιουργός, δημιουργου, ὁ (δήμιος, public, belonging to the people, and ἘΡΓΩ; cf. ἱερουργός, ἀμπελουργός, etc.), often in Greek writers from Homer down;
a. properly, a workman for the public.
b. universally, the author of any work, an artisan, framer, builder: τεχνιτεσς καί δημιουργός, Heb 11:10; (Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 7 (cf. 9) σοφοῦ τίνος δημιουργου τέχνημα. God is called ὁ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ δημιουργός in Plato, rep. 7, p. 530 a.; ὁ δημιουργός τῶν ὅλων in Josephus, Antiquities 1, 7, 1, and often in ecclesiastical writers from Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 20, 11 [ET]; 26, 1 [ET]; 33, 2 [ET] on; (cf. Philo, de mut. nom. § 4; de opif. mund., Muller, edition, p. 133; Piper, Einl. in monument. Theol. § 26; Sophocles’ Lexicon, under the word). In the Scriptures, besides, only in 2Ma 4:1 κακῶν δημιουργός). (Cf. Trench, § cv.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δημιουργός (maker)
Hebrews 11:10
- KJV: For he looked for a city which hath foundations whose builder and maker God
- GK: εξεδέχετο γαρ την τους θεμελίους έχουσαν πόλιν ης τεχνίτης και δημιουργός ο θεός