κτίσμαktísma
an original formation (concretely), i.e. product (created thing)
Greek (New Testament) · G2938
Meanings
1. (classical Greek) a colony.
2. a created thing, creature: 1 Timothy 4:4, James 1:18, Revelation 5:13, Revelation 8:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 1 Timothy 4:4 Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.
- James 1:18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
- Revelation 5:13 And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
- Revelation 8:9 one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.