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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1217. δημιουργός (démiourgos) -- Creator, Craftsman, Maker</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1217.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/5-42.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1217.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1217</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1216.htm" title="1216">◄</a> 1217. démiourgos <a href="../greek/1218.htm" title="1218">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">démiourgos: Creator, Craftsman, Maker</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δημιουργός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>démiourgos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>day-mee-oor-GOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(day-me-oor-gos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Creator, Craftsman, Maker<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an artisan, builder, maker; one who labors for the public.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From δῆμος (dēmos, "people") and ἔργον (ergon, "work")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of God as Creator is בּוֹרֵא (bōrē', Strong's Hebrew 1254), which means "to create" or "to shape."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "démiourgos" is used to describe a creator or craftsman, someone who fashions or constructs. In a biblical context, it is often associated with God as the ultimate Creator of the universe. The word emphasizes the skill and intentionality involved in creation, highlighting God's sovereignty and wisdom in designing the cosmos.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "démiourgos" referred to a skilled worker or artisan, often one who worked for the public good. Philosophers like Plato used the term to describe a divine craftsman who ordered the cosmos. In the context of the Bible, this concept aligns with the portrayal of God as the supreme Creator who brings order and purpose to creation.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1217</b> <i>dēmiourgós</i> (from <a href="/greek/1218.htm">1218</a> <i>/dḗmos</i>, "a unified group of people" and <a href="/greek/2014.htm">2014</a> <i>/epiphaínō</i>, "work") – properly, someone working on behalf of a group of people (used only in Heb 11:10). <a href="/greek/1218.htm">See 1218</a> (<i>dēmos</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1218.htm">démos</a> and <a href="/greek/2041.htm">ergon</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>builder, maker, creator<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>builder (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1217: δημιουργός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δημιουργός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δημιουργου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">δήμιος</span>, public, belonging to the people, and <span class="greek2">ἘΡΓΩ</span>; cf. <span class="greek2">ἱερουργός</span>, <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀμπελουργός</span></span>, etc.), often in Greek writers from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly, <span class="accented">a workman for the public.</span> <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> universally, <span class="accented">the author of any work, an artisan, framer, builder</span>: <span class="greek2">τεχνιτεσς</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">δημιουργός</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10</a>; (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 1, 4, 7 (cf. 9) <span class="greek2">σοφοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> <span class="greek2">δημιουργου</span> <span class="greek2">τέχνημα</span>. God is called <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">οὐρανοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">δημιουργός</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, rep. 7, p. 530 a.; <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">δημιουργός</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ὅλων</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 1, 7, 1, and often in ecclesiastical writers from <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 20, 11 [ET]; 26, 1 [ET]; 33, 2 [ET] on; (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, de mut. nom. § 4; de opif. mund., Muller, edition, p. 133; Piper, Einl. in monument. Theol. § 26; <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>' Lexicon, under the word). In the Scriptures, besides, only in 2 Macc. 4:1 <span class="greek2">κακῶν</span> <span class="greek2">δημιουργός</span>). (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § cv.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>maker. <p>From <a href="/greek/1218.htm">demos</a> and <a href="/greek/2041.htm">ergon</a>; a worker for the people, i.e. Mechanic (spoken of the Creator) -- maker. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1218.htm">demos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2041.htm">ergon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δημιουργος δημιουργός δημιουργὸς demiourgos demiourgòs dēmiourgos dēmiourgòs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τεχνίτης καὶ <b>δημιουργὸς</b> ὁ θεός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whose architect <span class="itali">and builder</span> is God.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> builder and <span class="itali">maker</span> [is] God.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] architect and <span class="itali">constructor [is]</span> God<p><b><a href="/greek/1217.htm">Strong's Greek 1217</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1217.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/de_miourgos_1217.htm">δημιουργὸς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1216.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1216"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1216" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1218.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1218"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1218" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>