Animal
κτῆνοςStrong’s G2934ktēnos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ktēnos is the Greek word usually translated “beast”, “mounts” and “beasts”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “beast”, “mounts” and “beasts”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- beast 1
- mounts 1
- of beasts 1
- cattle 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Revelation 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 23:24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
- 1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
- Revelation 18:13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
Greek dictionary
κτῆνος ktēnos · animal
κτῆνος, -ους, τό (κτάομαι, hence primarily a possession), [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה Gen.1:25, al., also for מִקְנֶה, צֹנֵא, etc. ;] a beast, (in late Gk. esp.) a beast of burden: Luk.10:34 pl. (as chiefly in cl.), Act.23:24, Rev.18:13; of quadrupeds, as Opp. to fishes and birds (cf. Ge, l.with), 1Co.15:39.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “animal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AN'IMAL, noun
[Latin animal from anima, air, breath, soul.]
All definitions and other forms of “animal”
AN'IMAL, adjective
That belongs or relates to animals; as animal functions.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.