Berean Strong's Lexicon ktisis: Creation, creature, institution Original Word: κτίσις Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb κτίζω (ktizō), meaning "to create" or "to form." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1254 (בָּרָא, bara): To create, shape, form. Used in Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." - H3335 (יָצַר, yatsar): To form, fashion. Used in Isaiah 45:9, "Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker." Usage: The term "ktisis" primarily refers to the act of creation or the result of creation, encompassing both the process and the product. It is used in the New Testament to denote the entirety of God's creation, including the physical universe and living beings. It can also refer to human institutions or systems established by God. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of creation was often associated with the divine ordering of the cosmos. The biblical understanding of "ktisis" emphasizes God as the sovereign Creator who brings order and purpose to the universe. This contrasts with some ancient philosophies that viewed the material world as either eternal or the result of random events. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2937 ktísis – properly, creation (creature) which is founded from nothing (this is also the sense of this term from Homer on); creation out of nothing (Lat ex nihilo). See 2936 (ktizō) and 2939 /ktístēs ("the Creator") for lengthy discussion on "creation-facts." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ktizó Definition creation (the act or the product) NASB Translation created thing (1), creation (14), creature (3), institution (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2937: κτίσιςκτίσις, κτίσεως, ἡ (κτίζω), in Greek writings the act of founding, establishing, building, etc.; in the N. T. (Vulg. everywherecreatura (yet Hebrews 9:11creatio)) 1. the act of creating, creation: τοῦ κόσμου, Romans 1:20. 2. equivalent to κτίσμα, creation i. e. thing created (cf. Winers Grammar, 32); used a. of individual things and beings, a creature, a creation: Romans 1:25; Hebrews 4:13; any created thing, Romans 8:39; after a rabbinical usage (by which a man converted from idolatry to Judaism was called חֲדָשָׁה בִּרִיָה (cf. Schöttgen, Horae Hebr 1:328, 704f)), καινή κτίσις is used of a man regenerated through Christ, Galatians 6:15; 2 Corinthians 5:17. b. collectively, the sum or aggregate of created things: Revelation 3:14 (on which see ἀρχή, 3; (ἡ κτίσις τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Teaching of the Twelve etc. c. 16 [ET])); ὅλῃ ἡ κτίσις, Wis. 19:6; πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, Judith 16:14; and without the article (cf. Grimm on 3 Macc. ( 3. an institution, ordinance: 1 Peter 2:13; cf. Huther at the passage ((Pindar, others.)) From ktizo; original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively) -- building, creation, creature, ordinance. see GREEK ktizo Englishman's Concordance Mark 10:6 N-GFSGRK: δὲ ἀρχῆς κτίσεως ἄρσεν καὶ NAS: But from the beginning of creation, [God] MADE KJV: the beginning of the creation God INT: however [the] beginning of creation male and Mark 13:19 N-GFS Mark 16:15 N-DFS Romans 1:20 N-GFS Romans 1:25 N-DFS Romans 8:19 N-GFS Romans 8:20 N-NFS Romans 8:21 N-NFS Romans 8:22 N-NFS Romans 8:39 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 5:17 N-NFS Galatians 6:15 N-NFS Colossians 1:15 N-GFS Colossians 1:23 N-DFS Hebrews 4:13 N-NFS Hebrews 9:11 N-GFS 1 Peter 2:13 N-DFS 2 Peter 3:4 N-GFS Revelation 3:14 N-GFS Strong's Greek 2937 |
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