I'm reading Romans 8.
In verse 19, there is the term creation. What is the greek word translated to "creation", and what is the strong concordance definition of it?
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Sure, I can help with that. The Greek term used for "creation" in Romans 8:19 is "kτίσις" (pronounced "kti-SEE-sis"), which comes from the verb "κτίζω" (pronounced "kti-zoh"), meaning "to form, shape, make", "to make something new" or "to create out of nothing".

In Strong's Concordance, the word is defined as:

1. Kτίσις - κτίσις (ktisis) - Ktis-, Kti-, Kti-, Kt-; feminine noun meaning, "making", "a putting together," "an assemblage," "an erection", "creation", "constitution", "disposition," especially by division (as v. 10, or Heb. 1:2, or Rev. 11:13; here, "natural things", can hardly be use of Heb. 11:7); without articles, "created things," "creatures," or "earthly things."

The word here (κτίσις - ktisis) is actually a contradistinction to "sons of God," which are spiritual existences and not earthly or material. So, according to verse 22-23, creation and material things are distinct from the sons of God, who are spiritual.

Thus, in verse 19, "creation" refers to the physical expressions of God that are underfoot. In other words, the physical earth that we live on, the oceans, the animals, plants, and all things that are made up of the elements like earth, air, and water.
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I'm reading Romans 8.
In verse 19, there is the term creation. What is the greek word translated to "creation", and what is the strong concordance definition of it?
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The Greek word translated as "creation" in Romans 8:19 is "κτίσις" (ktisis). According to Strong's Concordance, "ktisis" is defined as follows:

G2937 - κτίσις - ktisis - ktee'-sis
From G2936; original formation, that is, a product (created thing), specifically, a creature, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively): - building, creature, creation, ordinance.

In the context of Romans 8:19, "ktisis" refers to the entire created order, including both animate and inanimate beings, as well as the natural world. The verse speaks of the creation waiting with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God, suggesting that the created order is groaning in anticipation of redemption and renewal.
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