Lexical Summary ktisma: Creation, creature Original Word: κτίσμα Strong's Exhaustive Concordance creature. From ktizo; an original formation (concretely), i.e. Product (created thing) -- creature. see GREEK ktizo NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ktizó Definition a creature NASB Translation created (1), created thing (1), creatures (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2938: κτίσμακτίσμα, κτισματος, τό (κτίζω); thing founded; created thing; (Vulg.creatura) (A. V. creature): 1 Timothy 4:4; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 8:9 (Wis. 9:2 Wis. 13:5); contextually and metaphorically, κτίσμα Θεοῦ, transformed by divine power to a moral newness of soul, spoken of true Christians as created anew by regeneration (others take it here unrestrictedly), James 1:18 (see ἀπαρχή, metaphorically, a.; also κτίζω under the end, κτίσις, 2 a.); τά ἐν ἀρχή κτισματα Θεοῦ, of the Israelites, Sir. 36:20 (15). ((Strabo, Dionysius Halicarnassus)) Topical Lexicon Definition and Conceptual Scope Kτίσμα (Strong’s 2938) designates any being or object brought into existence by God’s creative act, emphasizing creaturely dependence on the Creator and the essential goodness of the material order. Occurrences in the New Testament • 1 Timothy 4:4 – κτίσμα 1 Timothy 4:4 – Created Things and Christian Liberty “For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.” Here κτίσμα covers foods condemned by ascetic teachers. Paul roots Christian freedom in Genesis 1:31, affirming that what God made remains good when consecrated by gratitude and prayer. Revelation 5:13 – Universal Adoration “Then 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…’” κτίσμα spans every realm of existence, portraying the entire cosmos united in worship of the Father and the Lamb at the climactic center of redemptive history. James 1:18 – Believers as Firstfruits “He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” The plural κτισμάτων places the redeemed community as the initial harvest of a larger restoration, anticipating the liberation of all creation (Romans 8:19–23). Revelation 8:9 – Judgment upon Living Creatures “…and a third of the living creatures in the sea died.” κτίσματα share in the temporal consequences of divine judgment, underscoring the moral order woven into the fabric of creation. Theological Themes • Goodness of Creation: κτίσμα reinforces that the physical world, though fallen, retains its God-given value (1 Timothy 4:4; Genesis 1). Historical and Patristic Commentary • Irenaeus appealed to κτίσμα to refute Gnostic contempt for matter, insisting that what God made is intrinsically good. Practical Ministry Implications • Stewardship: Recognizing the world as κτίσμα motivates careful, responsible care for the environment. Related Terms κτίσις (Strong’s 2937) – creation, created order. κτίζω (Strong’s 2936) – to create. See Also Genesis 1; Psalm 104; Romans 8:18–25; Colossians 1:15–17; Revelation 21–22 Forms and Transliterations κτισμα κτίσμα κτισματων κτισμάτων ktisma ktísma ktismaton ktismatōn ktismáton ktismátōnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Timothy 4:4 N-NNSGRK: ὅτι πᾶν κτίσμα θεοῦ καλόν NAS: For everything created by God is good, KJV: For every creature of God [is] good, INT: Because every creature of God [is] good James 1:18 N-GNP Revelation 5:13 N-ANS Revelation 8:9 N-GNP Strong's Greek 2938 |
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