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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κτάομαι G2932
Pronunciation ktáomai
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 It bought 1× Acts 1:18
I acquire 1× Luke 18:12
paid 1× Acts 22:28
take along 1× Matthew 10:9
to control 1× 1 Thessalonians 4:4
you could buy 1× Acts 8:20
you will gain 1× Luke 21:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 10:9 κτήσησθε to take along Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural Luke 18:12 κτῶμαι to I acquire Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Luke 21:19 κτήσασθε* to you will gain Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Acts 1:18 ἐκτήσατο to bought Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 8:20 κτᾶσθαι to you could buy Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Acts 22:28 ἐκτησάμην to paid Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 4:4 κτᾶσθαι to to control Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:9
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 Acts 3 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
κτᾶσθαι 2x ktasthai Acts 8:20, 1 Thessalonians 4:4
ἐκτησάμην 1x ektēsamēn Acts 22:28
ἐκτήσατο 1x ektēsato Acts 1:18
κτήσασθε* 1x ktēsasthe Luke 21:19
κτήσησθε 1x ktēsēsthe Matthew 10:9
κτῶμαι 1x ktōmai Luke 18:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 2x Acts 8:20, 1 Thessalonians 4:4
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 21:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 22:28
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 1:18
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 10:9
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 18:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Acquire or gain something through one's own effort, emphasizing active procurement rather than passive possession.
Strong's G2932
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 16:16 Source Gloss
to posses
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 10:9 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Subjunctive
κτήσησθε kthshsqe
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse Luke 18:12 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
κτῶμαι. ktwmai
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse Luke 21:19 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
κτήσασθε kthsasqe
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse Acts 1:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκτήσατο ekthsato
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse Acts 8:20 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
κτᾶσθαι. ktasqai
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse Acts 22:28 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκτησάμην. ekthsamhn
I win, get, buy, possess
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
κτᾶσθαι ktasqai
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Middle Acts 8:20 · 1 Thess 4:4 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Middle Matt 10:9 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Middle Acts 1:18 · Acts 22:28 2×
Present Middle Luke 18:12 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Middle Luke 21:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 3
Voice
middle 7
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:9 κτήσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 18:12 κτῶμαι present middle indicative ongoing Luke 21:19 κτήσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Acts 1:18 ἐκτήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 8:20 κτᾶσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Acts 22:28 ἐκτησάμην aorist middle indicative completed 1 Thessalonians 4:4 κτᾶσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive
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
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain