What does κτῆμα · πολύς mean in the Bible?
κτῆμα · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "many possessions, great wealth".
Greek · G2933, G4183
κτήματα πολλά
Possession · much
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κτῆμα G2933 possession
Pronunciation ktēma
A concrete possession or piece of property, distinctly something owned or acquired.
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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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What does κτήματα πολλά (ktēmata polla) mean in the Bible?
κτῆμα · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "many possessions, great wealth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2933, G4183?
G2933, G4183 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. many possessions, great wealth
Source Gloss
many possessions, great wealth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (3)
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 19:22 · Mark 10:22 · Acts 2:45 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 5:1 1×
Word Origins
κτήματα πολλά is built from this root:
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