Creation
κτίσιςStrong’s G2937ktisis
Appears in 19 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ktisis is the Greek word usually translated “creation”, “created thing” and “creature”. It appears in 19 verses of the New Testament.
“And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
Meaning
Usually translated “creation”, “created thing” and “creature”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- creation 12
- of creation 3
- created thing 2
- creature 1
- institution 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 7
- Mark 3
- Colossians 2
- Hebrews 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 10:6But from the beginning of the creation God 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.
- Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Romans 1:20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
- 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.
- Romans 8:19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Greek dictionary
κτίσις ktisis · creation
κτίσις, -εως, ἡ (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. ;] 1. a founding, settling, foundation (cl.). 2. In LXX and NT, (a) the act of creating, creation: Mrk.10:6 (Swete, in l), Mrk.13:19, Rom.1:20, 2Pe.3:4; (b) that 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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “creation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CREATION, noun
- The act of creating; the act of causing to exist; and especially, the act of bringing this world into existence. Romans 1:20
- The act of making, by new combinations of matter, invested with new forms and properties, and of subjecting to different laws; the act of shaping and organizing; as the creation of man and other animals, of plants, minerals, etc.
- The act of investing with a new character; as the creation of peers in England.
- The act of producing.
All definitions
- The things created; creatures; the world; the universe.
- Any part of the things created.
- Any thing produced or caused to exist.
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.