noun · neuter

ktēnem

Greekκτῆνος (ktēnos)

Strong’sG2934

a beast of burden

stem ktēn-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

animal1×animals1×cattle1×mounts1×

What it means

κτῆνος, -ους, τό

(< κτάομαι, hence primarily a possession), [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה, Ge 1:25, al., also for מִקְנֶה, צֹנֵא, etc.;]

a beast, (in late Gk. esp.) a beast of burden: Lk 10:34 pl. (as chiefly in cl.), Ac 23:24, Re 18:13; of quadrupeds, as opp. to fishes and birds (cf. Ge 1:25), I Co 15:39.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2934 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidktay'-nos

property, i.e. (specially) a domestic animal

Fromfrom G2932;

King Jamesbeast.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	ktēnem	ktēneim
of, belonging to genitive	ktēneu	ktēneiu1×κτηνῶν
to, for dative	ktēne	ktēnei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

ktēnstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

ktēne is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

ktēneiu“animals”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

1 Corinthians 15:39“animals”ouk pantas sarxas tas autas sarxas, alla allas men anthrōpoiu, allas de sarxas ktēneiu, allas de sarxas ptēneiu, allas de ichthoiu.Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.

ktēneim2×

Acts 23:24“mounts”ktēneim tē paristanara hina epibibazaratois ton Paulon diasōzaleia pros Fēlixon ton hēgemōnon,Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

Revelation 18:13“cattle”kai kinnamōmem kai amōmem kai thumiameim kai murem kai libanon kai oinon kai elaiem kai semidalian kai siton kai ktēneim kai probateim, kai hippoiu kai redaiu kai sōmeiu, kai psuchain anthrōpoiu.of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.

ktēnem1×

Luke 10:34“animal”kai prosercharatos katadata teim traumeim autou epicharōtos elaiem kai oinon, epibibazaratos de auton epi tem idiem ktēnem agata auton eis pandocheiem kai epimelita autou.He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.