Lexicon entry · Greek
G2932κτάομαιktaomai
to possesPart of speech: Greek Verb
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Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;
κτήσησθε ktēsēsthe “may take along”
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
κτῶμαι. ktōmai “I gain.”
By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.
κτήσασθε ktēsasthe “do you gain yourselves”
(Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.
ἐκτήσατο ektēsato “acquired”
But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
κτᾶσθαι. ktasthai “to be obtained!”
And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.
ἐκτησάμην. ektēsamēn “bought.”
So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;
κτᾶσθαι ktasthai “to control”