Lexical Summary ktēnos: a beast of burden Original Word: κτῆνοςTransliteration: ktēnos Phonetic Spelling: (ktay'-nos) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a beast of burden Meaning: a beast of burden Strong's Concordance beast. From ktaomai; property, i.e. (specially) a domestic animal -- beast. see GREEK ktaomai Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2934: κτῆνοςκτῆνος, κτήνους, τό (from κτάομαι; hence, properly, a possession, property, especially in cattle); a beast, especially a beast of burden: Luke 10:34; plural, Acts 23:24; Revelation 18:13; it seems to be used for quadrupeds as opposed to fishes and birds in 1 Corinthians 15:39; so for בְּהֵמָה, Genesis 1:25; Genesis 2:20. (Cf. Homer hymn. 30, 10; of swine in Polybius 12, 4, 14.) |
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