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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2939. κτίστης (ktistés) -- Creator</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2939.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/17-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2939.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2939</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2938.htm" title="2938">◄</a> 2939. ktistés <a href="../greek/2940.htm" title="2940">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ktistés: Creator</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κτίστης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ktistés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ktee-STAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ktis-tace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Creator<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(often of the founder of a city), creator, God.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb κτίζω (ktizó), meaning "to create" or "to form."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of God as Creator is בּוֹרֵא (bore'), Strong's Hebrew 1254, from the root בָּרָא (bara'), meaning "to create."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "ktistés" refers to one who creates or forms, specifically used in the context of God as the Creator of the universe. It emphasizes God's role as the originator and sustainer of all things, highlighting His sovereignty and power over creation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a creator was often associated with various deities responsible for different aspects of the natural world. However, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, "ktistés" is uniquely attributed to the one true God, who is the sole Creator of the heavens and the earth. This understanding set the early Christians apart from surrounding polytheistic cultures, affirming monotheism and the belief in a purposeful creation.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2939</b> <i>ktístēs</i> – properly, one who creates out of nothing (Latin <i>ex nihilo</i>); <i>the Creator</i> (used only in 1 Pet 4:19). <a href="/greek/2936.htm">See 2936</a> (<i>ktizō</i>).</p><p class="discovery">1 Pet 4:19: "Therefore, those also who suffer according to the <i>will</i> (<a href="/greek/2307.htm">2307</a> <i>/thélēma</i>) of <i>God</i> (<a href="/greek/2316.htm">2316</a> <i>/theós</i>) shall entrust their souls to a faithful <i>Creator</i> (<a href="/greek/2939.htm">2939</a> <i>/ktístēs</i>) in doing what is right" (<i>NASU</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2936.htm">ktizó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a creator<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Creator (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2939: κτίστης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κτίστης</span></span> (on the accent, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 6, 1 h. (cf. 94 (89); especially <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> §§ 35, 36)), <span class="greek2">κτιστου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">κτίζω</span>), <span class="accented">a founder; a creator</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others): of God, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-19.htm">1 Peter 4:19</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 122 (116)); (Judith 9:12; Sir. 24:8; 2 Macc. 1:24, etc.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Creator. <p>From <a href="/greek/2936.htm">ktizo</a>; a founder, i.e. God (as author of all things) -- Creator. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2936.htm">ktizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κτιστη κτίστη κτίστῃ κτίστης κυάθους κύαμον ktiste ktistē ktístei ktístēi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_peter/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 4:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ πιστῷ <b>κτίστῃ</b> παρατιθέσθωσαν τὰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to a faithful <span class="itali">Creator</span> in doing what is right.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as unto a faithful <span class="itali">Creator.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God to a faithful <span class="itali">Creator</span> let them commit the<p><b><a href="/greek/2939.htm">Strong's Greek 2939</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2939.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ktiste__2939.htm">κτίστῃ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2938.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2938"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2938" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2940.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2940"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2940" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>