κτίζω ktizō · G2936
to create
κτίζω ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּרָא, Psa.51:10, al.; also for קָנָה, Gen.14:19, Pro.8:22; יָצַר, Isa.22:11 46:11; Wis.2:23, Sir.1:4, 9 (and freq.), I Est.4:53, a1. ; ] ; 1. in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with). ; 2. In LXX and NT, of God, to create: Mrk.13:19, 1Co.11:9, Col.1:16 3:10 Eph.3:9, 1Ti.4:3, Rev.4:11 10:6; ὁ κτίσας, Mat.19:4 (WH, R, mg.), Rom.1:25; of the divine operation on the soul, Eph.2:10, 15 4:24 (cf. Ps., l.with).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κτίζω, ; []: future -ίσω []: aorist ἔκτῐσα []: perfect ἔκτῐκα []:— middle, poetryaorist ἐκτίσσατο []:— passive, future κτισθήσομαι []: aorist ἐκτίσθην []: perfect ἔκτισμαι []:—people a country, build houses and cities in it, κτίσσε δὲ Δαρδανίην Il.[same place]; κ. χώρην, νῆσον, []; 2 of a city, found, build, Θήβης ἕδος ἔκτισαν Od.[same place],[]; ἀποικίαν []:—passive, to be founded, Σμύρνην τὴν ἀπὸ Κολοφῶνος κτισθεῖσαν founded by emigrants from Colophon, []; μήτε ἄστεα μήτε τείχεα ἐκτισμένα no …
Where it's used 15 times
Matthew 19:4 · Mark 13:19 · Romans 1:25 · 1 Corinthians 11:9 · Ephesians 2:10 · Ephesians 2:15 · Ephesians 3:9 · Ephesians 4:24 · Colossians 1:16 · Colossians 3:10 · 1 Timothy 4:3 · Revelation 4:11 · Revelation 10:6 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G2936; TFLSJ G2936
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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