- κτίστης
- κτίστης, ου, ὁ (s. three prec. entries; on the accent s. Kühner-Bl. I §107, 4eβ p. 392; Rob. 231; the word Aristot.+.—As designation of rulers and others of high rank: SIG 751, 2; 839, 8 [both κ., sc. τῆς πόλεως, w. σωτήρ]; IPriene 229, 4; CIG II 2572 the Rom. emperor as τῆς οἰκουμένης κ.; ins [Caracella and Geta period] in ÖJh 64, ’95, 72; of Androclus, K. of Ephesus Jos., C. Ap. 2, 39.—Also w. ref. to a deity: Diod S 5, 74, 6 Apollo κ. of the medical art; PGM 4, 591 φωτὸς κτίστα; 5, 248; 7, 963) in our lit. only of God as the Creator (hymn to Isis: SEG VIII, 549, 11 [I B.C.] the god Σοκονῶπις as κ. καὶ γαίης τε καὶ οὐρανοῦ; Herm. Wr. 13, 17; Sir 24:8 ὁ κ. ἁπάντων; 2 Macc 1:24; 4 Macc 11:5; EpArist 16; Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 30 al.; SibOr, Fgm. 3, 17 al.; Ar. 15:3; Just., A II, 6, 2) 1 Pt 4:19; 1 Cl 62:2. κ. τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου Creator of the whole universe 19:2 (cp. ὁ τοῦ κόσμου κ. 2 Macc 7:23; 4 Macc 5:25; PGM 4, 1200; τὸν τῶν πάντων κ. καὶ δημιουργὸν καὶ ποιητὴν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ Iren. 1, 15, 5 [Harv. I 154, 11]; τὸν κ. καὶ ποιητὴν καὶ δημιουργὸν τοῦδε τοῦ παντὸς κόσμου Theoph. Ant. 3, 9 [p. 222, 14]). κ. παντὸς πνεύματος Creator of every spirit 59:3.—HWeiss, TU 97, ’66, 55–58 (cosmology); SEG XLII, 1846 (reff.).—DELG s.v. κτίζω. M-M. EDNT. TW.
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