Art, Arts

"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.

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.