ktisis · creation

What it means

ktisis (κτίσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “creation”.

What has been created.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. All that God made, or a being he made.
2. Something people set up, like a government.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• creation ×16
• created thing ×1
• creature ×1
• institution ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×3
• Romans×7
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• Colossians×2
• Hebrews×2
• 1 Peter×1
• 2 Peter×1
• Revelation×1

• Mark 10:6

  But from the beginning of creation, ‘male and female he made them.’

• Mark 13:19

  For those days will be a time of affliction such as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be.

• Mark 16:15

  And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.

• Romans 1:20

  For since the creation of the world his invisible things are clearly seen, being understood through the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, so that they are without excuse.

• Romans 1:25

  for they exchanged the truth of God for the lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

• Romans 8:19

  For the eager expectation of the creation waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

• Romans 8:20

  For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it, in hope

• Romans 8:21

  that the creation itself also will be set free from the slavery of corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

• Romans 8:22

  For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers birth pains together until now;

• Romans 8:39

  nor height nor depth nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in the Messiah Jesus our Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 5:17

  So if anyone is in the Messiah, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; look, new things have come.

• Galatians 6:15

  For neither circumcision is anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

• Colossians 1:15

  He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,

• Colossians 1:23

  if indeed you continue in the faith, founded and steadfast and not shifting from the hope of the good news that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.

• Hebrews 4:13

  And there is no creature hidden before him, but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

• Hebrews 9:11

  But when the Messiah came as high priest of the good things that have come, through the greater and more perfect tent, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

• 1 Peter 2:13

  Submit to every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether to the king as the one in authority,

• 2 Peter 3:4

  and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.

• Revelation 3:14

  And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: This is what the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, says: