"an art, handicraft, trade," is used in Act 17:29, of the plastic art; in Act 18:3, of a trade or craft (AV, "occupation," RV, "trade"); in Rev 18:22, "craft" (cp. technites, "a craftsman," Eng., "technical"). See CRAFT, OCCUPATION, TRADE.
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lit., "a work about" (peri, "about," ergon, "a work"), hence, "busy about trifles," is used, in the plural, of things superfluous, "curious (or magical) arts," Act 19:19; in 1Ti 5:13, "busybodies." See BUSYBODY.