τεκτον-ικός, ή, όν,
practised or skilled in building, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 460b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: as substantive, a good carpenter or builder, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 443c, etc.] Refs]; as opposed to to a smith (χαλκευτικός), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.1.7: ἡ -κή (i.e. τέχνη)] Refs 5th c.BC+] joiners' work, carpentry, frequently in [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, “Plt.” 280c, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]; as opposed to to smiths' work (χαλκεία, ἡ χαλκευτική), [[ [prev. author] “Prt.” 324e, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 1.1, compare 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 3.100: τὸ -κόν] Refs 5th c.BC+] skill in carpentry, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 416d. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of or for a joiner or carpenter, ὄργανα [[ [prev. author] “Epin.” 975c; χρεία 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 5.1.12; κόλλα 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.829, “CPHerm.” p.77 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ τ. joinery, [[ 3rd c.BC: Zenon Papyri Michegan 38.55 (3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κεφάλαιον τεκτονικοῦ probably in [[ “IG” 12.374.140. ] Refs]