κτίζω ktizō
Greek word for “to create” · Strong’s G2936 · used 15 times in 13 verses
Meaning
κτίζω; 1. in cl., to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with).;
How it is translated
Glosses given for ktizō in context, with how often each is used:
- created 8
- having created 3
- having been created 2
- may create 1
- have been created 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephesians | 4 | 1.7 | |
| Colossians | 3 | 1.9 | |
| Revelation | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Matthew | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Mark | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Romans | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Timothy | 1 | 0.6 |
Chapters where it is used most
Ephesians 2 (2), Matthew 19 (1), Mark 13 (1), Romans 1 (1), 1 Corinthians 11 (1), Ephesians 3 (1), Ephesians 4 (1), Colossians 1 (1), Colossians 3 (1), 1 Timothy 4 (1)
Forms
- ἔκτισεν 3
- ἐκτίσθη 2
- κτίσας 1
- κτίσαντα 1
- κτισθέντες 1
- κτίσῃ 1
- κτίσαντι 1
- κτισθέντα 1
- ἔκτισται 1
- κτίσαντος 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ktizō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἀρχή archē “beginning” 3
- αἰών aiōn “an age” 3
- ἀλήθεια alētheia “truth” 3
- κτίσις ktisis “creation” 2
- ἐνδύω enduō “to put on” 2
- καινός kainos “new” 2
- γῆ gē “earth” 2
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 2
- κατά kata “according to” 2
Key verses
The verses using ktizō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 19:4 — And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
- Mark 13:19 — For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
- Romans 1:25 — Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
- Ephesians 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
- Ephesians 2:15 — Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
- Ephesians 3:9 — And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus…
- Ephesians 4:24 — And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
- Colossians 1:16 — For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities,…
- Colossians 3:10 — And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
- 1 Timothy 4:3 — Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
- Revelation 4:11 — Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
- Revelation 10:6 — And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.