King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2934
Transliteration: ktēnos
Phonetic Spelling: (ktay'-nos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a beast of burden
Meaning: a beast of burden
κτῆνος, 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.)
Word 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.)