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κτάομαι ktaomai · G2932

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to posses

κτάομαι, -ῶμαι ; [in LXX chiefly for קָנָה ; ] ; in pres., impf., fut. and aor., to procure for oneself, get, gain, acquire (the pf. and plpf., to have acquired, hence to possess, do not occur in NT): with accusative of thing(s), Mat.10:9, Luk.18:12, Act.8:20; with genitive pret., Act.22:28; ἐκ with genitive pret., Act.1:18; τ,ψυχὰς ὑμῶν (MM, xvi), Luk.21:19; τ. ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι, 1Th.4:4 (where if σ. = body, κ. must = pf., κέκτημαι; see MM, xvi; M, Th., in l; Field, Notes, 72 f. But σ. is most frequently taken as = wife; see Thayer, see word; Lft., Notes, 53 ff.; ICC, in l).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κτάομαι, ; Ionic dialect κτέομαι, only as variant in []: future κτήσομαι []aorist ἐκτησάμην, Epic dialect κτ-, []: perfect κέκτημαι [] in following lines, []; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐκτέαται []; subjunctive κέκτωμαι [] codices: pluperfect ἐκεκτήμην []; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἔκτηντο []; Attic dialect 1st pers. plural ἐκτήμεθα falsa lectio in []: for future and aorist passive, see below[]; I present, imperfect, future, and aorist, ; I.1 procure for oneself, get, acquire, κτήμασι …

Where it's used 7 times

Matthew 10:9 · Luke 18:12 · Luke 21:19 · Acts 1:18 · Acts 8:20 · Acts 22:28 · 1 Thessalonians 4:4

Source: TBESG G2932; TFLSJ G2932

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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