κτάομαι
ktaomaiVerbG2932
to posses
From: a primary verb;
Short Definition
to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own)
Full Lexicon Entry
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).; *ἐκ *with genitive pret.; τ,ψυχὰς ὑμῶν; ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι, (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; Lft., Notes, 53 ff.; ICC, in l).
LXX Usage: chiefly for קָנָה
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Acts
3
Luke
2
1 Thessalonians
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4
- Acts 1:18
- Acts 22:28
- Acts 8:20
- Luke 18:12
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