Definition
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), Matthew 10:9, Luke 18:12, Acts 8:20; with genitive pret., Acts 22:28; ἐκ with genitive pret., Acts 1:18; τ,ψυχὰς ὑμῶν (MM, xvi), Luke 21:19; τ. ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι, 1 Thessalonians 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).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κτάομαι:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Matthew 10:9κτήσησθε · take alongDo not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
- Luke 18:12κτῶμαι · I acquireI fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
- Luke 21:19κτήσασθε · you will gainBy your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
- Acts 1:18ἐκτήσατο · bought(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
- Acts 8:20κτᾶσθαι · you could buyBut Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
- Acts 22:28ἐκτησάμην · paid“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4κτᾶσθαι · to control…each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,