to create

Greek Verb

κτίζω [in LXX chiefly for בָּרָא, Psa.51:10, al; also for קָנָה, Gen.14:19, Pro.8:22; יָצַר, Isa.22:11 46:11; Wis.2:23, Sir.1:4, 9 (and freq.), I Est.4:53, a1;] 1) in cl, to people or found a region or city (1Es, l.with). 2) In LXX and NT, of God, to create: Mrk.13:19, 1Co.11:9, Col.1:16 3:10 Eph.3:9, 1Ti.4:3, Rev.4:11 10:6; ὁ κτίσας, Mat.19:4 (WH, R, mg.), Rom.1:25; of the divine operation on the soul, Eph.2:10, 15 4:24 (cf. Ps, l.with). (AS)

to create

Greek Verb

κτίζω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ίσω [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἔκτῐσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἔκτῐκα [Refs 1st c.BC+]:— middle, poetryaorist ἐκτίσσατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, future κτισθήσομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+]: aorist ἐκτίσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἔκτισμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—people a country, build houses and cities in it, κτίσσε δὲ Δαρδανίην Il.[same place]; κ. χώρην, νῆσον, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) of a city, found, build, Θήβης ἕδος ἔκτισαν Od.[same place],[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποικίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be founded, Σμύρνην τὴν ἀπὸ Κολοφῶνος κτισθεῖσαν founded by emigrants from Colophon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μήτε ἄστεα μήτε τείχεα ἐκτισμένα no fixed cities or walls, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) κ. ἄλσος plant a grove, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βωμόν set up an altar, [Refs]; ἑορτάν, ἀγῶνα, found, establish it, [Refs]; τὸν Κύρνον. κτίσαι, ἥρων ἐόντα establish his worship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τάφον τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) produce, create, bring into being, γόνῳ τινά [Refs 4th c.BC+]; bring about, τελευτήν [Refs]; ὁ τὴν φιλίην ἐκτικώς [Refs] [prev. cited]; of painters, δένδρεα. καὶ ἀνέρας ἠδὲ γυναῖκας Emp.[same place]; ἵπποισι τὸν χαλινὸν κτίσας having invented it, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) make so and so, ἐλεύθερον κ. τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) perpetrate a deed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit kséti 'reside', k[snull]itís (={κτίσις}) 'habitation'.)

Greek

Verb

to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally); create, Creator, make; probably akin to g2932 (κτάομαι) (through the idea of proprietorship of the manufacturer)