κτῆνος, -ους, τό (κτάομαι, hence primarily a possession), [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה Gen.1:25, al, also for מִקְנֶה, צֹנֵא, etc;] a beast, (in late Gk. esp.) a beast of burden: Luk.10:34 pl. (as chiefly in cl.), Act.23:24, Rev.18:13; of quadrupeds, as Opp. to fishes and birds (cf. Ge, l.with), 1Co.15:39. (
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