ktisma denotes a created being or creature, whether spoken of broadly or as creatures in a particular setting.

The attested use denotes created beings or creatures: broadly in statements about every such being, and in plural references to creatures in relation to God, firstfruits, or the sea.

1. Created beings or creatures · dominant

   The singular forms identify every such being in 1 Timothy 4:4, where the APB renders the clause, “For every creature of God is good,” and in Revelation 5:13, where it renders “every creature” across heaven, earth, under the earth, and the sea. The plural genitive forms occur in James 1:18, whose APB rendering speaks of “a kind of firstfruits of his creatures,” and in Revelation 8:9, which refers to creatures in the sea that died.

   1 Timothy 4:4James 1:18Revelation 5:13Revelation 8:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently uses “creature” or “creatures” in these verses, including universal and sea-related contexts. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate each token mechanically.