2939. ktistés

Strong's Lexicon

ktistés: Creator

Original Word: κτίστης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: ktistés
Pronunciation: ktee-STAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (ktis-tace')
Definition: Creator
Meaning: (often of the founder of a city), creator, God.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb κτίζω (ktizó), meaning "to create" or "to form."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of God as Creator is בּוֹרֵא (bore'), Strong's Hebrew 1254, from the root בָּרָא (bara'), meaning "to create."

Usage: The term "ktistés" refers to one who creates or forms, specifically used in the context of God as the Creator of the universe. It emphasizes God's role as the originator and sustainer of all things, highlighting His sovereignty and power over creation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a creator was often associated with various deities responsible for different aspects of the natural world. However, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, "ktistés" is uniquely attributed to the one true God, who is the sole Creator of the heavens and the earth. This understanding set the early Christians apart from surrounding polytheistic cultures, affirming monotheism and the belief in a purposeful creation.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2939 ktístēs – properly, one who creates out of nothing (Latin ex nihilo); the Creator (used only in 1 Pet 4:19). See 2936 (ktizō).

1 Pet 4:19: "Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will (2307 /thélēma) of God (2316 /theós) shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator (2939 /ktístēs) in doing what is right" (NASU).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ktizó
Definition
a creator
NASB Translation
Creator (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2939: κτίστης

κτίστης (on the accent, cf. Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 h. (cf. 94 (89); especially Chandler §§ 35, 36)), κτιστου, ὁ (κτίζω), a founder; a creator (Aristotle, Plutarch, others): of God, 1 Peter 4:19 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 122 (116)); (Judith 9:12; Sir. 24:8; 2 Macc. 1:24, etc.).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Creator.

From ktizo; a founder, i.e. God (as author of all things) -- Creator.

see GREEK ktizo

Forms and Transliterations

κτιστη κτίστη κτίστῃ κτίστης κυάθους κύαμον ktiste ktistē ktístei ktístēi

Englishman's Concordance

1 Peter 4:19 N-DMS
GRK: θεοῦ πιστῷ κτίστῃ παρατιθέσθωσαν τὰς
NAS: to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.
KJV: as unto a faithful Creator.
INT: of God to a faithful Creator let them commit the

Strong's Greek 2939
1 Occurrence

κτίστῃ — 1 Occ.