ὁμότεχνος
homótechnos
G3673 predicate adjective
SILEX Entry
Definition
A person practicing the same craft, trade, or skilled profession as another; one associated with another by virtue of sharing the same technical skill or occupation. The primary sense denotes a 'colleague in craft' or a 'fellow artisan,' but may also extend to any occupational peer within a technical field. In context, emphasizes shared training or technical expertise.
Semantic Range
fellow craftsman, colleague in a trade, one engaged in the same manual profession, occupational peer
Root / Etymology
Formed from ὁμοῦ ('together, joint, shared') and τέχνη ('art, craft, skill'), joined with the masculine noun ending '-ος.' The compound indicates one who shares (ὁμο-) in art/skill (τέχνη).
Historical & Contextual Notes
ὁμότεχνος is a rare compound, attested in later Greek and Hellenistic sources. Its usage in the New Testament (Acts 18:3) is to describe Aquila, Priscilla, and Paul as sharing the same occupational trade, specifically tentmaking. The term highlights collegiality based on technical proficiency and shared professional practice rather than social status or general companionship. In Classical sources, similar adjectives are rare, with related compounds such as ὁμότεχνος sometimes found in inscriptions or technical treatises for members of a particular guild or occupation. Standard English translations as 'of the same trade' or 'of the same craft' reflect the primary sense but may obscure the social significance of skilled craft in Greco-Roman society, where τέχνη was viewed with both economic and philosophical import. The Septuagint does not appear to use the term, so New Testament usage is influenced by broader Koine Greek professional terminology. Distinguished from συναγωνιστής ('fellow worker/competitor'), ὁμότεχνος is more specific to a shared artisan or technical trade.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from the base of ὁμοῦ and τέχνη; a fellow-artificer:--of the same craft.
Root Family
ὁμο- + τεχν- (homótechnos) — shared, together, same + craft, art, technical skill
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G3673-01 |
ὁμότεχνον | omotechnon | ADJ.P ACC N SG |
same trade | of the same craft | same craft | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G3673-01 |
Acts 18:3 | ὁμότεχνον | omotechnon | ADJ.P ACC N SG |
same trade | of the same craft | same craft |