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.)

δημιουργός dēmiourgos 1x pr. one who labors for the public, or, exercises some public calling; an architect, especially, the Divine Architect of the universe, Heb_11:10

** δημιουργός , -οῦ , ὑ ( < δῆμος , ἔργον ), [in LXX : 2Ma_4:1 * ;] 1. one who works for the people. 2. Univ., an author, builder, maker; the maker of the world ( Xen ., Mem., I, 4, 9, al. ), Heb_11:10 .† SYN.: κτίστης G2939 , creator , τεχνίτης G5079 , craftsman, designer. In He, l.c ., τ . has reference to the plan, δ . to its execution.

δημιουργός [page 144] In BGU III. 937 .9 (A.D. 250) we hear of the δημιουργοῦ θεᾶς Ῥώμης one of the few references in the Egyptian papyri to the Roman cultus (see Otto Priester i. p. 9). For a Christian use, see the prayer of v/vi A.D., P Oxy VI. 925 .3 (= Selections , p. 131) which begins ὁ θ (εὸ )ς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁ ἅγιος ὁ ἀληθινὸς φιλάνθρωπος καὶ δημιουργὸς κτλ . The description of Tarsus in OGIS 578 .12 (A.D. 222 35) as μόνη τετειμημένη δημ [ι ]ουργίαις τε καὶ κιλικαρχί [αις ] ἐπαρχικῶν shows that in Tarsus the public magistrates were known as δημιουργοί , as in several towns in Greece during classical times. In Demetrius Style § 215 (ed. W. Rhys Roberts, p. 168) Ctesias is said to be ἐναργείας δημιουργός , an artist in vividness (Ed.). MGr δημιουργῶ = create.

δημιουργός [Etym: *ἔργω] "one who works for the people, a skilled workman, handicraftsman", Od. , etc.; of medical "practitioners", Plat. ; of sculptors, id=Plat. :—generally, "a framer, maker"; λόγων Aeschin. ; πειθοῦς δημιουργὸς ἡ ῥητορική Plat. : metaph., ὄρθρος δημιοεργός morn "that calls man to work", Hhymn. "the Maker of the world", Xen. , Plat. in some Peloponnesian states, the name of "a magistrate", Thuc. , Dem.

δημιουργός, -οῦ, ὑ (δῆμος, ἔργον), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:1 * ;] __1. one who works for the people. __2. Univ., an author, builder, maker; the maker of the world (Xen., Mem., I, 4, 9, al.), Heb.11:10.† SYN.: κτίστης, creator, τεχνίτης, craftsman, designer. In He, l.with, τ. has reference to the plan, δ. to its execution. (AS)