κτῆνος, εος, τό,
(κτάομαι) mostly in plural κτήνεα, contraction κτήνη, flocks and herds, [[ Hymni Homerici 30.10, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.50, 2.41, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 109c, “PStrassb.” 98.9 (2nd c.BC), “SIG” 633.73 (Milet., 2nd c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τὰ δημιοπληθῆ [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 129 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of beasts in general, [[ 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 29 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; opposed to ἄνθρωποι, [[ 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 57 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; of swine, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.4.14; ὑϊκὰ κ. “BGU” 757.20 (1st c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 in singular, a single beast, as an ox or sheep, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.132, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ καρδίης” 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.3 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; horse or mule for riding, [[NT.Luke.10.34, NT.Act.23.24 ] NT]; of a domestic animal, opposed to θηρίον, [[ 2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 5.11. (Late _dative_ _plural_ κτῆσι “PFlor.” 258.6, etc.) ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]