Strong’s G2936 · Greek

κτίζω
ktízō

Definition

to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally)

Etymology

probably akin to G2932 (κτάομαι) (through the idea of proprietorship of the manufacturer);

Where the KJV renders it

  • create
  • Creator
  • make

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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