κτίζωktízō
to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally)
Greek (New Testament) · G2936
Meanings
1. in classical Greek, to people or found a region or city (1 Esdras 4:53).
2. In LXX and NT, of God, to create: Mark 13:19, 1 Corinthians 11:9, Colossians 1:16, Colossians 3:10, Ephesians 3:9, 1 Timothy 4:3, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 10:6; ὁ κτίσας, Matthew 19:4, Romans 1:25; of the divine operation on the soul, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 4:24 (cf. Psalms 51:10).
Same root
- κτάομαιktáomai · G2932to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own)
- κτίσμαktísma · G2938an original formation (concretely), i.e. product (created thing)
- κτίστηςktístēs · G2939a founder, i.e. God (as author of all things)
- κτίσιςktísis · G2937original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 19:4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’”
- Mark 13:19 For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again.
- Romans 1:25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 11:9 And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
- Ephesians 2:15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.