To create
κτίζωStrong’s G2936ktizō
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ktizō is the Greek word usually translated “created”, “having created” and “having been created”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “created”, “having created” and “having been created”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- created 5
- having created 3
- having been created 2
- were created 2
- was created 1
- he may create 1
- have been created 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 4
- Colossians 2
- Revelation 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
- Mark 13:19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
- Romans 1:25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 11:9Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
- Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
- Ephesians 2:15Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Greek dictionary
κτίζω ktizō · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “create” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CREATE, verb transitive
[Latin]
- To produce; to bring into being from nothing; to cause to exist.“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1
- To make or form, by investing with a new character; as, to create one a peer or baron; to create a manor.
- To produce; to cause; to be the occasion of.
- To beget; to generate; to bring forth.“The people which shall be created, shall praise the Lord” Psalms 102:18
All definitions
- To make or produce, by new combinations of matter already created, and by investing these combinations with new forms, constitutions and qualities; to shape and organize.“God created man in his own image” Genesis 1:27
- To form anew; to change the state or character; to renew.“CREATE in me a clean heart” Psalms 51:10“We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus” Ephesians 2:10
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.