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κτίσις

Creation

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κτίσις G2937
Pronunciation ktísis

What does κτίσις (ktísis) mean in the Bible?

κτίσις (ktísis) is a Greek word meaning "creation". κτίσις, -εως, ἡ (κτίζω), [in LXX: Psa.

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Meaning

creation
Extended definition

The totality of all created things, often emphasizing nature's witness to God's power and design.

(κτίζω), [in LXX: Psa.104:24 (קִנְיָן), Pro.1:13 A (הוֹן), Tob.8:5, Wis.2:6, Sir.16:17, 3Ma.2:2, al. ;]

1a founding, settling, foundation (cl.).
2In LXX and NT,
athe act of creating, creation: Mrk.10:6 (Swete, in l), Mrk.13:19, Rom.1:20, 2Pe.3:4;
bthat which has been created, creation: Rom.1:25 8:39, Heb.4:13; καινὴ κ., 2Co.5:17, Gal.6:15; πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κ. (Hort., in l), 1Pe.2:13; collectively, of the sum of created things (Wis.19:6, Jdth.16:14), Mrk.16:15, Col.1:15, 23 Heb.9:11, Rev.3:14; of the irrational creation, Rom.8:19-22.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 8:20 · Rom 8:21 · Rom 8:22 · Rom 8:39 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Gal 6:15 · Heb 4:13 7×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 10:6 · Mark 13:19 · Rom 1:20 · Rom 8:19 · Col 1:15 · Heb 9:11 · 2 Pet 3:4 · Rev 3:14 8×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Mark 16:15 · Rom 1:25 · Col 1:23 · 1 Pet 2:13 4×
19 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

καινός · κτίσις G2537, G2937
new creation
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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