κτίσις
ktísis · G2937 · Greek · 19 occurrences
Meanings
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Act of making or creating something which has not existed before (creation (in the NT, used exclusively of God’s activity in creation))
ExamplesMark 10:6 “But from the beginning of creation, God CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
Mark 13:19 “For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again.
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
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creation, creature, what has been created
That which has been created
ExamplesMark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Romans 1:25 For they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Romans 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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universe, creation, what was made
The universe as the product of God’s activity in creation
ExamplesRomans 8:19 For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.
Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
Romans 8:21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
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institution, structure
(Derivative of κτίζω ‘to create,’) A human institution or social structure as something which has been created
Examples1 Peter 2:13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
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authority
An instituted authority, with the implication that such an authority has been created or formed
Examples1 Peter 2:13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
How it’s used In 10 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- θεόςGod 1
- κόσμοςworld 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
4 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἕτεροςother, another, different 1
- καινόςnew 1
- οὗτοςthis 1
- ἀνθρώπινοςhuman 1
- τὶςsomeone 1
Named alongside itApposition
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἡγεμώνgovernor, ruler 1
- κτίζωto create 1
- οὐρανόςheaven, sky 1
- βασιλεύςking 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- συνωδίνωto suffer together 1
- συστενάζωto groan together 1
- ὑποτάσσωto submit, to subject 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- λατρεύωto serve, to worship 1
- σεβάζομαιto worship 1
It is given or told toIndirect object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- κηρύσσωto preach, to proclaim 1
- ὑποτάσσωto submit, to subject 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀφανήςhidden 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὗτοςthis 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin 2
- ἀπόfrom 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἀρχήbeginning, ruler 4
- πρωτότοκοςfirstborn 1
- ἀποκαραδοκίαwhat one eagerly expects 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 5 entries
- Universe, creation, what was made1.4
- κτίσις can name the created universe as a whole. Mark 13:19 speaks of tribulation “as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again,” the κτίσεως naming this created universe whose beginning marks the reference point.
- Authority37.43
- The word can also denote an authority structure established among people. 1 Peter 2:13 instructs, “Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,” the κτίσει naming this human authority believers are to submit to.
- To create, creation (in the NT, used exclusively of God’s activity in creation)42.35
- κτίσις can also name the act of creating itself, always God's own activity in the New Testament. Romans 1:20 states, “since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived,” the κτίσεως naming this creating act by which God's attributes are perceived.
- Creation, creature, what has been created42.38
- The word frequently names the created thing itself, whether the whole created order or an individual creature. Romans 8:39 declares that “nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord,” the κτίσις naming this created thing that cannot separate believers from God's love.
- Institution, structure42.39
- κτίσις can further name a social institution or structure established among people. 1 Peter 2:13, in this same instruction to “submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution,” has the κτίσει naming this human institution itself, the structure believers are called to submit to.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κτίσεως, ἡ (κτίζω), in Greek writings the act of founding, establishing, building, etc.;…
1. the act of creating, creation: τοῦ κόσμου, Rom 1:20.
2. equivalent to κτίσμα, creation i. e. thing created (cf. Winers Grammar, 32); used a. of individual things and beings, a creature, a creation: Rom 1:25; Heb 4:13; any created thing, Rom 8:39; after a rabbinical usage (by which a man converted from idolatry to Judaism was called חֲדָשָׁה בִּרִיָה (cf. Schöttgen, Horae Hebr 1:328, 1:704f)), καινή κτίσις is used of a man regenerated through Christ, Gal 6:15; 2 Cor 5:17.
b. collectively, the sum or aggregate of created things: Rev 3:14 (on which see ἀρχή, 3; (ἡ κτίσις τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Teaching of the Twelve etc.
c. 16 [ET])); ὅλῃ ἡ κτίσις, Wis. 19:6; πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, Judith 16:14; and without the article (cf. Grimm on 3 Macc. (3 Macc 2:2>), p. 235; (Lightfoot on Col. as below)), πᾶσα κτίσις, Col 1:15; Col 1:3Macc. 2:2; Judith 9:12; σωτήρ πάσης κτίσεως, Acta Thomae, p. 19 edition Thilo (sec. 10, p. 198, Tdf. edition) (see πᾶς, I. 1 c.); ἀπ' ἀρχῆς κτίσεως, Mk 10:6; Mk 13:19; 2 Pet 3:4; οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως, not of this order of created things, Heb 9:11; accusative to the demands of the context, of some particular kind or class of created things or beings: thus of the human race, πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει, Mk 16:15; ἐν πάσῃ (Rec. adds τῇ) κτίσει τῇ ὑπό τόν οὐρανοῦ, among men of every race, Col 1:23; the aggregate of irrational creatures, both animate and inanimate (what we call nature), Romans 8:19-2. (Wis. 5:17 (Wis 5:18); Wisdom 16:24>); πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, Rom 8:22; where cf. Reiche, Philippi, Meyer, Rükert, others (Arnold in Bapt. Quart. for Apr. 1867, pp. 143-153).
3. an institution, ordinance: 1 Pet 2:13; cf. Huther at the passage ((Pindar, others.))
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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