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κτίσις
ktísis · Greek · Strong's G2937 · 19 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ordinance”
What it means
original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)
from G2936 (κτίζω);
How the KJV renders it
building, creation, creature, ordinance
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“ordinance”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does it mean to be born again?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
Where it appears
19 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Peter 2:13 N-DSF2 Corinthians 5:17 N-NSF2 Peter 3:4 N-GSFColossians 1:15 N-GSFColossians 1:23 N-DSFGalatians 6:15 N-NSFHebrews 4:13 N-NSFHebrews 9:11 N-GSFMark 10:6 N-GSFMark 13:19 N-GSFMark 16:15 N-DSFRevelation 3:14 N-GSFRomans 1:20 N-GSFRomans 1:25 N-DSFRomans 8:19 N-GSFRomans 8:20 N-NSFRomans 8:21 N-NSFRomans 8:22 N-NSFRomans 8:39 N-NSF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.