Greek verb · G2936
κτίζω
ktizoktid'-zo
in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with).; In LXX and NT, of God, to create
15 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ktízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2936is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2936
to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally)
The King James renders it: create, Creator, make.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ktizo is rendered "in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with).; In LXX and NT, of God, to create". It stands 15 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Four of the uses stand in Ephesians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 19:4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
- The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.
The first use
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
Matthew 19:4κτίσας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's fifteen uses are in Ephesians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with)., and In LXX and NT, of God, to create.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 19:4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and… |
| In LXX and NT, of God, to createMrk.13:19, 1Co.11:9, Col.1:16 3:10 Eph.3:9, 1Ti.4:3, Rev.4:11 10:6; ὁ κτίσας, Mat.19:4 (WH, R, mg.), Rom.1:25; of the divine operation... | Tagged as
| WhereMark 13:19For those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
12 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔκτισεν3
- ἐκτίσθη2
- ἔκτισας1
- ἐκτίσθησαν.¶1
- ἔκτισται1
- κτίσαντα1
- κτίσαντι1
- κτίσαντος1
- κτίσας1
- κτίσῃ1
- κτισθέντα1
- κτισθέντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-API-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-AAI-2S
- verb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-AAP-ASM
- verb · aorist active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-AAP-DSM
- verb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-AAP-GSM
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-API-3P
- verb · aorist passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-APP-ASM
- verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-APP-NPM
- verb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-RPI-3S
Matthew
one use
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
- κτίσαςktisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: created
Mark
one use
For those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
- ἔκτισενektisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: created
Romans
one use
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- κτίσανταktisantaverb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having created
1 Corinthians
one use
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
- ἐκτίσθηektistheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was created
Ephesians
four uses
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- κτισθέντεςktisthentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having been created
by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
- κτίσῃktiseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may create
and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
- κτίσαντιktisantiverb · aorist active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: having created
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
- κτισθένταktisthentaverb · aorist passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having been created
Colossians
three uses
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.
- ἐκτίσθηektistheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: were created
- ἔκτισταιektistaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: have been created
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
- κτίσαντοςktisantosverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: having created
1 Timothy
one use
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
- ἔκτισενektisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: created
Revelation
three uses
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- ἔκτισαςektisasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: created
- ἐκτίσθησαν.¶ektisthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were created
And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!
- ἔκτισενektisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: created
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.