Κτίστῃ
ktístēs
Creator
Founder or originator, specifically one who creates, establishes, or brings something into existence. In most extant contexts, used to refer to a supreme creator or the originator of the world, but not limited to divine usage in broader Greek. In the New Testament, typically refers to the divine Creator (God) as the one who brought forth all things.
1 Peter 4:19 · Word #11
Lexicon G2939
| Lemma | κτίστης |
| Transliteration | ktístēs |
| Strong's | G2939 |
| Definition | Founder or originator, specifically one who creates, establishes, or brings something into existence. In most extant contexts, used to refer to a supreme creator or the originator of the world, but not limited to divine usage in broader Greek. In the New Testament, typically refers to the divine Creator (God) as the one who brought forth all things. |
Morphology N DAT M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Creator |
| Literal | Creator |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κτίστης |
| Strong's | G2939 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2939-01
to the Creator
| Morphological Notes | Noun, dative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DMS); verbal agent noun from κτίζω indicating one who performs the act of creating or founding. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun κτίστης denotes one who creates, founds, or establishes. The dative masculine singular form Κτίστῃ is rendered "to the Creator," preserving both the agentive sense of the root κτίζ- and the dative case indicating indirect relation or direction. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to the Creator
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is already precise and maintains the proper noun reference intended by the Greek. |