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Word Study · Strong's G2937 · Greek

κτίσις

ktisis

ktis'-is

Strong's 1890 spelling: ktísis

original formation (properly, the act

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)

Rendered in the KJV as

building, creation, creature, ordinance.

  • 18
    occurrencesin the New Testament
  • 9 of 27
    New Testament bookswhere the word stands
  • 8
    inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 18 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 8

  • κτίσεως5
  • κτίσις5
  • κτίσει3
  • κτίσεως,1
  • κτίσεως.1
  • κτίσεως·1
  • κτίσις.1
  • κτίσις·1

How it is rendered · 10

  • creation6
  • created thing2
  • creation;2
  • of creation2
  • [the] creation1
  • creation,1
  • creation.1
  • creature1
  • institution1
  • of creation.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

  • noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular8
  • noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular7
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
  • N-GSF · 8
  • N-NSF · 7
  • N-DSF · 3

All 18, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Mark2 occurrences
Romans7 occurrences
2 Corinthians1 occurrence
Galatians1 occurrence
Colossians2 occurrences
Hebrews2 occurrences
1 Peter1 occurrence
2 Peter1 occurrence
Revelation1 occurrence
Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), CC BY 4.0 — their grammar codes written out in English here, and shown as tagged under each list. Dictionary: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).