noun · neuter
ktismem
Greekκτίσμα (ktisma)
Strong’sG2938
a created thing, creature
stem ktism-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** κτίσμα, -τος, τό
(< κτίζω), [in LXX: Wi 9:2 13:5 14:11, Si 36:20 (17), 38:34, III Mac 5:11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2938 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidktis'-mah
an original formation (concretely), i.e. product (created thing)
Fromfrom G2936;
King Jamescreature.
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 | ktismem1×κτίσμα | ktismeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ktismeu | ktismeiu2×κτισμάτων |
| to, for dative | ktisme | ktismei |
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
ktisme 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
ktismem“created”subject or objectdirect singular1×
1 Timothy 4:4“created”hoti pantem ktismem theou kalem, kai oudenem apoblētem meta eucharistiau lambirōtem,For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
ktismeiu“creatures”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
James 1:18“creatures”bouliratos apokuata nin logo alētheiau, eis tem arō nin aparchan tinan teiu autou ktismeiu.He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
Revelation 8:9“creatures”kai apothnēskata tem tritem teiu ktismeiu teiu en ta thalassa, teim echarōteim psuchain, kai tem tritem teiu ploieiu diaftheirila.a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
ktismem1×
Revelation 5:13“creature”kai pantem ktismem hem en to ourano kai epi tau gēau kai hupokatō tau gēau kai epi tau thalassau, kai teim en autoi panteim, akouama legarōtoin; To katherōto epi to throno kai te arnie tas eulogias kai tas timas kai tas doxas kai tem kratem eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”