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GreekG2936Verb

κτίζω

ktizō

13Occurrences
G2936Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally)

probably akin to G2932 (κτάομαι) (through the idea of proprietorship of the manufacturer);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with).
2.In LXX and NT, of God, to create
LXX: chiefly for בָּרָא, also for קָנָה,; יָצַר; (and freq.), a1.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κτίζω appears 13 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ephesians
4
Colossians
2
Revelation
2
1 Corinthians
1
1 Timothy
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:9BSB

Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

Colossians 1:16BSB

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Ephesians 2:10BSB

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

Ephesians 3:9BSB

and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

Matthew 19:4BSB

Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.