G2937 κτίσις - Strong's Greek Lexicon Number

LSJ Gloss:
κτίσις
a founding, foundation
Dodson:
κτίσις
creation, creature, institution
(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.
Strong's:
κτίσις
original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)
Derivation: from G2936;

KJV Usage: building, creation, creature, ordinance.

G2936
TBESG:
κτίσις
creation
G:N-F
κτίσις, -εως, ἡ
(< κτίζω), [in LXX: Psa.104:24 (קִנְיָן), Pro.1:13 A (הוֹן),
Refs 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),
Refs Mrk.13:19, Rom.1:20, 2Pe.3:4
;
__(b) that which has been created, creation:
Refs Rom.1:25 8:39, Heb.4:13
; καινὴ κ.,
Refs 2Co.5:17, Gal.6:15
; πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κ. (Hort., in l), 1Pe.2:13; collectively, of the sum of created things (
Refs 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)
Thayer:
1) the act of founding, establishing, building etc
1a) the act of creating, creation
1b) creation i.e. thing created
1b1) of individual things, beings, a creature, a creation
1b1a) anything created
1b1b) after a rabbinical usage (by which a man converted from idolatry to Judaism was called)
1b1c) the sum or aggregate of things created
1c) institution, ordinance


κτίσις
ktisis
ktis'-is
From G2936; original formation (properly the act; by implication the thing, literally or figuratively)

KJV Usage: building, creation, creature, ordinance.


View how G2937 κτίσις is used in the Bible

19 occurrences of G2937 κτίσις

Mark 10:6 of the creation
Mark 13:19 of the creation
Mark 16:15 creature.
Romans 1:20 the creation
Romans 1:25 creature
Romans 8:19 of the creation
Romans 8:20 the creation
Romans 8:21 the creation
Romans 8:22 creation
Romans 8:39 created thing,
2 Corinthians 5:17 creation:
Galatians 6:15 creation.
Colossians 1:15 creation:
Colossians 1:23 creature
Hebrews 4:13 any creature
Hebrews 9:11 building;
1 Peter 2:13 institution
2 Peter 3:4 of the creation.
Revelation 3:14 of the creation

Distinct usage

4 of the creation
3 the creation
2 creation:
2 creature
1 creation
1 any creature
1 of the creation.
1 created thing,
1 creation.
1 building;
1 creature.
1 institution

Corresponding Hebrew Words

ktisis H1952 hon
ktisis H7075 qinyan


Related words

G2937 κτίσις

G2936 κτίζω

κτίζω
ktizō
ktid'-zo
Probably akin to G2932 (through the idea of the proprietorship of the manufacturer); to fabricate, that is, found (form originally)

KJV Usage: create, Creator, make.


G2938 κτίσμα
κτίσμα
ktisma
ktis'-mah
From G2936; an original formation (concretely), that is, product (created thing)

KJV Usage: creature.


G2939 κτιστής
κτιστής
ktistēs
ktis-tace'
From G2936; a founder, that is, God (as author of all things)

KJV Usage: Creator.