What does κτάομαι (ktáomai) mean in the Bible?
κτάομαι (ktáomai): Acquire or gain something through one's own effort, emphasizing active procurement rather than passive possession.
Greek · G2932
κτάομαι
To posses
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κτάομαιG2932
Pronunciationktáomai
What does κτάομαι (ktáomai) mean in the Bible?
κτάομαι (ktáomai): Acquire or gain something through one's own effort, emphasizing active procurement rather than passive possession.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2932?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bought (1), I acquire (1), paid (1), take along (1), to control (1).
Where does κτάομαι (ktáomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbought1×Acts 1:18
I acquire1×Luke 18:12
paid1×Acts 22:28
take along1×Matthew 10:9
to control1×1 Thessalonians 4:4
you could buy1×Acts 8:20
you will gain1×Luke 21:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 10:9κτήσησθεtotake alongVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person PluralLuke 18:12κτῶμαιtoI acquireVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularLuke 21:19κτήσασθε*toyou will gainVerb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluralActs 1:18ἐκτήσατοtoboughtVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularActs 8:20κτᾶσθαιtoyou could buyVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveActs 22:28ἐκτησάμηνtopaidVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular1 Thessalonians 4:4κτᾶσθαιtoto controlVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:9
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Matthew1Luke2Acts31 Thessalonians1
Source forms
κτᾶσθαι2xktasthaiActs 8:20, 1 Thessalonians 4:4
ἐκτησάμην1xektēsamēnActs 22:28
ἐκτήσατο1xektēsatoActs 1:18
κτήσασθε*1xktēsastheLuke 21:19
κτήσησθε1xktēsēstheMatthew 10:9
κτῶμαι1xktōmaiLuke 18:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive2xActs 8:20, 1 Thessalonians 4:4
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural1xLuke 21:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular1xActs 22:28
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 1:18
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural1xMatthew 10:9
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular1xLuke 18:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Acquire or gain something through one's own effort, emphasizing active procurement rather than passive possession.
Strong'sG2932
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms4 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkProverbs 16:16Source Gloss
to posses
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:9Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Subjunctive
κτήσησθεkthshsqe
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verseLuke 18:12Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
κτῶμαι.ktwmai
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verseLuke 21:19Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
κτήσασθεkthsasqe
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verseActs 1:18Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκτήσατοekthsato
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verseActs 8:20Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
κτᾶσθαι.ktasqai
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verseActs 22:28Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκτησάμην.ekthsamhn
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse1 Thessalonians 4:4Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
κτᾶσθαιktasqai
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms7TensesPresent, AoristVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present MiddleActs 8:20 · 1 Thess 4:42×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist MiddleMatt 10:91×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist MiddleActs 1:18 · Acts 22:282×
Present MiddleLuke 18:121×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist MiddleLuke 21:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4present3
Voice
middle7
Mood
indicative3infinitive2imperative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:9κτήσησθεaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 18:12κτῶμαιpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 21:19κτήσασθεaorist middle imperativeimperativeActs 1:18ἐκτήσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 8:20κτᾶσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveActs 22:28ἐκτησάμηνaorist middle indicativecompleted1 Thessalonians 4:4κτᾶσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
to acquire or obtain something valuable through choice or action
to acquire knowledge or understanding through receptive learning
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
κτάομαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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