Strong G2934κτῆνος
animal
- Transliteration
- ktēnos
- Pronunciation
- ktay'-nos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G2932; property that is (specifically) a domestic animal: - beast.
Detailed definition
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.†
(AS)
(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.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2934 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- beast4
First verses
- Luke 10:34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- Acts 23:24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
- 1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
- Revelation 18:13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κτῆνος, εος, τό,
(κτάομαι) mostly in plural κτήνεα, contraction κτήνη, flocks and herds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Hymni Homerici 30.10, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.50, 2.41, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 109c, “PStrassb.” 98.9 (2nd c.BC), “SIG” 633.73 (Milet., 2nd c.BC))]; κ. τὰ δημιοπληθῆ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 129 (Lyric poetry))]; of beasts in general, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 29)]; opposed to ἄνθρωποι, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 57)]; of swine, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.4.14; ὑϊκὰ κ. “BGU” 757.20 (1st c.AD).)]
2 in singular, a single beast, as an ox or sheep, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.132, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ καρδίης” 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.3)]; horse or mule for riding, [NT (NT.Luke.10.34, NT.Act.23.24)]; of a domestic animal, opposed to θηρίον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 5.11. (Late _dative_ _plural_ κτῆσι “PFlor.” 258.6, etc.))]
(κτάομαι) mostly in plural κτήνεα, contraction κτήνη, flocks and herds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Hymni Homerici 30.10, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.50, 2.41, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 109c, “PStrassb.” 98.9 (2nd c.BC), “SIG” 633.73 (Milet., 2nd c.BC))]; κ. τὰ δημιοπληθῆ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 129 (Lyric poetry))]; of beasts in general, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 29)]; opposed to ἄνθρωποι, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 57)]; of swine, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.4.14; ὑϊκὰ κ. “BGU” 757.20 (1st c.AD).)]
2 in singular, a single beast, as an ox or sheep, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.132, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ καρδίης” 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.3)]; horse or mule for riding, [NT (NT.Luke.10.34, NT.Act.23.24)]; of a domestic animal, opposed to θηρίον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 5.11. (Late _dative_ _plural_ κτῆσι “PFlor.” 258.6, etc.))]