Ktēnos κτῆνος

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Ktēnos
κτῆνος
Transliterationktēnos
Strong's numberG2934
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossanimal
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent inLuke (1)

Ktēnos (Greek κτῆνος, Strong's G2934) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “animal”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

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)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVbeasts (3), beast (1)
BSBanimal (1), mounts (1), animals (1), cattle (1)

Verses

Every verse with Ktēnos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

Acts

1 Corinthians

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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