Katartizó: κατηρτίσθαι – were framed

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

(Matthew 4:21-22) NKJV

There’s nothing in this definition of the word used for the act of creating the universe about it being from nothing. The clear understanding is that something was mended, repaired and completed.

Katartizó: κατηρτίσθαι – were framed

• to complete, prepare
• (a) I fit (join) together; met: I compact together,
  • to mend (what has been broken or rent), to repair:
  • equivalent to to complete
• (b) act. and mid: I prepare, perfect, for his (its) full destination or use, bring into its proper condition (whether for the first time, or after a lapse).
  • to fit out, equip, put in order, arrange, adjust:
  • the worlds, passive
  • of men whose souls God has so constituted that they cannot escape destruction
• (c) ethically, to strengthen, perfect, complete, make one what he ought to be:
  • of one who by correction may be brought back into the right way
  • of those who have been restored to harmony

The most significant usage of this word is in Hebrews 11:3 where it’s used to describe creating the worlds. Clearly they weren’t created from nothing, but they are a mending or repairing of something which was before them.

Worlds in Collision – Navigation

Section	Title	Scripture
1	Worlds in Collision	Genesis 1:1-2
	Mars	2 Kings 17:30-31
	Mercury	Revelation 8:8-9
	Venus	2 Peter 1:19
2	Ex Nihilo vs. Ex Abyssi	Genesis 1:1-2
	Katartizó: κατηρτίσθαι – were framed	Matthew 4:21-22
	Salvation	Romans 10:9-10

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