Strong's Lexicon ktizó: To create, to form, to make Original Word: κτίζω Word Origin: Derived from a primary root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1254 - בָּרָא (bara): To create, shape, form - H3335 - יָצַר (yatsar): To form, fashion, frame Usage: The Greek verb "ktizó" primarily means "to create" or "to form." In the New Testament, it is used to describe the divine act of creation by God. It emphasizes the power and sovereignty of God as the Creator of all things, both visible and invisible. The term is often used to highlight God's authority and the intentionality behind His creation. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, creation was often attributed to various gods and mythological figures. However, the biblical use of "ktizó" underscores the monotheistic belief in one sovereign God who is the ultimate Creator. This stands in contrast to the polytheistic views of creation prevalent in surrounding cultures. The concept of creation in the Bible is not just about the physical act but also involves purpose and order, reflecting God's character and divine plan. HELPS Word-studies 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.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. verb Definition to build, create NASB Translation created (13), Creator (1), make (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2936: κτίζωκτίζω: 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)); Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to createProbably 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 ktisthéntesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 19:4 V-APA-NMSGRK: ὅτι ὁ κτίσας ἀπ' ἀρχῆς NAS: Have you not read that He who created [them] from the beginning INT: that he who having created [them] from [the] beginning Mark 13:19 V-AIA-3S Romans 1:25 V-APA-AMS 1 Corinthians 11:9 V-AIP-3S Ephesians 2:10 V-APP-NMP Ephesians 2:15 V-ASA-3S Ephesians 3:9 V-APA-DMS Ephesians 4:24 V-APP-AMS Colossians 1:16 V-AIP-3S Colossians 1:16 V-RIM/P-3S Colossians 3:10 V-APA-GMS 1 Timothy 4:3 V-AIA-3S Revelation 4:11 V-AIA-2S Revelation 4:11 V-AIP-3P Revelation 10:6 V-AIA-3S Strong's Greek 2936 |
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