Original Word: κτίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ktizó
Pronunciation: k-tee'-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (ktid'-zo)
Definition: I create, form, shape, make, always of God.
Meaning: To create, form, or make. The term is often used in the context of divine creation, indicating the act of bringing something into existence.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary root, likely akin to the idea of founding or establishing.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H1254 בָּרָא (bara): To create, shape, form. This Hebrew term is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's creative acts, particularly in Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
• H3335 יָצַר (yatsar): To form, fashion. This term is used to describe the forming of man from the dust of the ground in Genesis 2:7.
• H7069 קָנָה (qanah): To acquire, create. Used in contexts that describe God's creative ownership and authority over creation.

These Hebrew terms, like κτίζω, emphasize the divine initiative and authority in the act of creation, underscoring the theological continuity between the Old and New Testaments regarding God's role as the Creator.

Usage: The verb κτίζω is used in the New Testament to describe the creative acts of God, particularly in relation to the creation of the world and humanity. It emphasizes the power and authority of God as the Creator.

Context: The Greek verb κτίζω appears in several key passages within the New Testament, underscoring the theological concept of God as the Creator. This term is used to convey the act of creation, not merely as a process of forming or shaping, but as an authoritative act of bringing into existence that which did not previously exist.

In the New Testament, κτίζω is used to describe both the original creation of the world and the ongoing creative work of God in the new creation through Christ. For instance, in Colossians 1:16, it is written, "For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him." This passage highlights the comprehensive scope of Christ's creative work, affirming His divine nature and authority over all creation.

Additionally, κτίζω is used in Ephesians 2:10, which states, "For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life." Here, the term emphasizes the transformative aspect of God's creative power in the lives of believers, who are made anew in Christ for the purpose of fulfilling God's will.

The use of κτίζω in the New Testament reflects a consistent theme of God's sovereign power and purpose in creation, both in the physical universe and in the spiritual renewal of humanity. It serves as a reminder of the divine origin and ultimate purpose of all things, pointing to the glory and majesty of God as the Creator.

2936 ktízō – properly, create, which applies only to God who alone can make what was "not there before" (Latin, ex nihilo, out of nothing, J.Thayer); figuratively to begin ("found"), especially what is habitable or useful.

[This is also the meaning of this term from Homer to Josephus.]

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to build, create
NASB Translation
created (13), Creator (1), make (1).

STRONGS NT 2936: κτίζω

κτίζω: 1 aorist ἔκτισα; perfect passive ἐκτισμαι; 1 aorist passive ἐκτίσθην; the Sept. chiefly for בָּרָא; properly, to make habitable, to people, a place, region, island (Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Diodorus, others); hence to found, a city, colony, state, etc. (Pindar and following; 1 Esdr. 4:53). In the Bible, to create: of God creating the world, man, etc., Mark 13:19; 1 Corinthians 11:9; Colossians 1:16 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 272 (255)); ; Ephesians 3:9; 1 Timothy 4:3; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 10:6 (Deuteronomy 4:32; Ecclesiastes 12:1; often in O. T. Apocrypha, as Judith 13:18; Wis. 2:23 Wis. 11:18 (); 3Macc. 2:9; (Josephus, Antiquities 1, 1, 1; Philo de decal. § 20)); absolutely, ὁ κτίσας, the creator, Romans 1:25; (Matthew 19:4 Tr WH); equivalent to to form, shape, i. e. (for substance) completely to change, to transform (of the moral or new creation of the soul, as it is called), κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπί ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς, in intimate fellowship with Christ constituted to do good works (see ἐπί, B. 2 a. ζ.), Ephesians 2:10; τούς δύο εἰς ἕνα καινόν ἐνθρωπον, ibid. 15; τόν κτισθέντα κατά Θεόν, formed after God's likeness (see κατά, II. 3 c. δ.), Ephesians 4:24 (καρδίαν καθαράν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, Psalm 50:12 ()).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

to create

Probably akin to ktaomai (through the idea of proprietorship of the manufacturer); to fabricate, i.e. Found (form originally) -- create, Creator, make.

see GREEK ktaomai

Forms and Transliterations

έκτισα έκτισά εκτισας έκτισας ἔκτισας έκτισε έκτισέ εκτισεν έκτισεν ἔκτισεν εκτισθη εκτίσθη ἐκτίσθη εκτίσθης εκτισθησαν εκτίσθησαν ἐκτίσθησαν εκτισμένη εκτισται έκτισται ἔκτισται κτιζόμενος κτίζοντι κτίζων κτισαντα κτίσαντα κτισαντι κτίσαντι κτισαντος κτίσαντος κτίσαντός κτισας κτίσας κτιση κτίση κτίσῃ κτισθεντα κτισθέντα κτισθεντες κτισθέντες κτισθήσονται κτίσον ektisas éktisas ektisen éktisen ektistai éktistai ektisthe ektisthē ektísthe ektísthē ektisthesan ektisthēsan ektísthesan ektísthēsan ktisanta ktísanta ktisanti ktísanti ktisantos ktísantos ktisas ktísas ktise ktisē ktísei ktísēi ktisthenta ktisthénta ktisthentes ktisthéntes

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