[B-Greek] Ktizo

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 26 19:12:51 EDT 2011


Since you specified "Greeks" rather than the Church, I am sending Liddell and 
Scott's entry on κτίζω KTIZW
 
 , Emp.23.6, etc.: fut. -ίσωA.Ch.1060: aor. ἔκτῐσαOd.11.263, etc.; poet. 
ἔκτισσαPi.P.1.62, A.Pers.289 (lyr.), κτίσσαIl.20.216, κτίσαPi.P.5.89: pf. 
ἔκτῐκαLyr.Alex.Adesp.1.8, D.S.7.5, 15.13:—Med., poet. aor. 
ἐκτίσσατοPi.O.10(11).25, Fr.1.4 (ἐκτήσ-codd.):—Pass., fut. 
κτισθήσομαιStr.Chr.5.38, D.H.1.56: aor. ἐκτίσθηνTh.1.12, etc.: pf. 
ἔκτισμαιHdt.4.46, Hp.Art.45, E.Fr.360.9:—people a country, build houses and 
cities in it, κτίσσε δὲ ΔαρδανίηνIl. l.c.; κ. χώρην, νῆσον, Hdt.1.149, 3.49, cf. 
Myc. athematic 3 pl. ki-ti-je-si (κτίενσι), part. ki-ti-me-na, cf. 
ἐϋκτίμενος.Θήβης ἑδος ἔκτισανOd. l.c. Hdt.1.167, 168, Th.6.4, PCair.Zen.169 (iii 
b.c.); ἀποικίανA.Pr.815:—Pass., to be founded, Σμύρνην τὴν ἀπὸ Κολοφῶνος 
κτισθεῖσανfounded by emigrants from Colophon, Hdt.1.16, cf. 7.153, 8.62; μήτε 
ἄστεα μήτε τείχεα ἐκτισμέναno fixed cities or walls, Id.4.46; -ομένη 
πόλιςPhld.Rh.2.155 S.κ. ἄλσοςplant a grove, Pi.P.5.89; βωμόνset up an altar, 
Id.O.7.42; ἑορτάν, ἀγῶνα, found, establish it, ib.6.69, 10(11).25 (Med.); τὸν 
Κύρνον .. κτίσαι, ἥρων ἐόνταestablish his worship, Hdt.1.167; δαῖτάς 
τινιA.Ch.484 (Pass.); τάφον τινίS.Ant.1101; αἵρεσινPhld.Rh.1.77 S.; 
σύνοδονIG2.1343.12 p 1003 (i b.c.).γόνῳ τινάA.Supp.172 (lyr.), bring about, 
τελευτήνib.140 (lyr.), cf. Ch.441 (lyr.); ὁ τὴν φιλίην ἐκτικώςLyr.Alex.Adesp. 
l.c.; of painters, δένδρεα .. καὶ ἀνέρας ἠδέ γυναῖκαςEmp. l.c.; ἵπποισι τὸν 
χαλινὸν κτίσαςhaving invented it, S.OC715 (lyr.).ἐλεύθερον κ. τινάA.Ch.1060; 
ἔνθεον κατίσας φρεναId.Eu.17, cf. 714; ποτανὰν εἴ σέ τις θεῶν κατίσαιE.Supp.620 
(lyr.), cf. A.Pers.289 (lyr.).κτίσις) ‘habitation’.)
As you can see, it does not necessarily include the idea of creatio ex nihilo.
κτίζω
2.3.4.5.6.perpetrate a deed, S.Tr.898. (Cf. Skt. kṣéti ‘reside’, kṣitis (= make 
so and so, produce, create, bring into being, of a city, found, build, 


 george
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From: Robert Muller <rmuller5485 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 2:46:54 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Ktizo

Hello, can you give me some background on how the Greeks used the word 
ktizo.Thank you, Bob Muller

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