"pr. property, generally used in the plural, τὰ κτήνη; property in animals; a beast of burden, domesticated animal, Lk. 10:34; Acts 23:24; beasts, cattle, 1 Cor. 15:39; Rev. 18:13*"
Definition and meaning
pr. property, generally used in the plural, τὰ κτήνη; property in animals; a beast of burden, domesticated animal, Lk. 10:34; Acts 23:24; beasts, cattle, 1 Cor. 15:39; Rev. 18:13*
In the original Greek the word is written: κτῆνος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ktenos (G2934) across the King James Bible.
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
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Common questions
Strong's G2934 (ktenos) is a Greek word that means: pr. property, generally used in the plural, τὰ κτήνη; property in animals; a beast of burden, domesticated animal, Lk. 10:34; Acts 23:24; beasts, cattle, 1 Cor. 15:39; Rev. 18:13* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word ktenos (G2934) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2934 is ktenos, a Greek word defined as: pr. property, generally used in the plural, τὰ κτήνη; property in animals; a beast of burden, domesticated animal, Lk. 10:34; Acts 23:24; beasts, catt. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ktenos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.