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Creator

κτίστηςStrong’s G2939

ktistēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Ktistēs is the Greek word usually translated “creator”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.”
1 Peter 4:19 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “creator”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • creator 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κτίστης ktistēs · creator

    κτίστης, -oυ, ὁ (κτίζω), [in LXX: 2Ki.22:32 (Heb., al.), Jdth.9:12, Sir.24:8, 2 24:1-34; 4Ma.5:1-38 * ;] 1. (cl.) a founder. 2. a creator: of God, 1Pe.4:19.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “creator” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CREATOR, noun

    [Latin]

    1. The being or person that creates.“Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth” Ecclesiastes 12:1
    2. The thing that creates, produces or causes.

    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.