verb
ktomō
Strong’sG2932
I win, get, buy, possess
stem kt-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κτάομαι, -ῶμαι,
[in LXX chiefly for קנה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2932 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidktah'-om-ahee
to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesobtain, possess, provide, purchase.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect κτέομαι, only as variant in Refs 5th c.BC+: future κτήσομαι Refs 7th c.BC+aorist ἐκτησάμην, Epic dialect κτ-, Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect κέκτημαι Refs 8th c.BC+ in following lines, Refs; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐκτέαται Refs 5th c.BC+; subjunctive κέκτωμαι Refs 5th c.BC+ codices: pluperfect ἐκεκτήμην Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἔκτηντο Refs 5th c.BC+; Attic dialect 1st pers. plural ἐκτήμεθα falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+: for future and aorist passive, see belowRefs
I present, imperfect, future, and aorist,
I.1 procure for oneself, get, acquire, κτήμασι τέρπεσθαι τὰ γέρων ἐκτήσατο Πηλεύς Refs 8th c.BC+; [οἰκῆας] Od.[same place]; γῆν Refs 4th c.BC+; of horses, win (as a prize), Refs 5th c.BC+; κτήσασθαι βίον ἀπό τινος to get one's living from a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; win favour, and the like, χάριν ἀπό τινος, ἔκ τινος, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. φίλους, ἑταίρους, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.1.b of consequences, bring upon oneself, αὑτῷ θάνατον Refs 5th c.BC+; incur, θεᾶς ὀργήνRefs 5th c.BC+; δυσσέβειαν κ. get a name for impiety, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.1.c κ. τινὰς πολεμίους make them so, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 procure or get for another, ἐμοὶ δ᾽ ἐκτήσατο κεῖνος Refs 8th c.BC+
II in perfect and pluperfect with future κεκτήσομαι, to have acquired, i.e. possess, hold (opposed to χρῆσθαι, Refs 8th c.BC+; φωνὴν βάρβαρον κεκτ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ποίησιν to be master of it, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist, ἀγορὰς κτησάμενοι having market-places, Refs 5th c.BC+ involving effort, Refs 4th c.BC+:—the differentbetween present and perfect appears from Refs 5th c.BC+: later, present in perfect sense, NT
II.b of evils, ἄγος κεκτήσεται θεῶν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.c have in store, opposed to ἔχω, have in hand, ready for use, ἔχων τε καὶ κεκτημένος.. κακά Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἱμάτιον own, opposed to ἔχειν (wear), Refs
II.d absolutely, to be a property-owner, τῶν ἐκτημένων ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.2 ὁ κεκτημένος owner, master (especially of slaves), as substantive, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a husband, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ κεκτημένη my mistress, Refs 5th c.BC+
III aorist 1 passive ἐκτήθην in passive sense, to be gotten, ἃ ἐκτήθη Refs 5th c.BC+; to be obtained as property, δουλόσυνος πρὸς οἶκον κτηθεῖσα Refs 5th c.BC+: future κτηθήσομαι Refs(active κτάωRefs 6th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ktomōκτῶμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | get | 1× |
| ktemaἐκτησάμην | happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular | acquired | 1× |
| ktetaἐκτήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | acquired | 1× |
| kteveiaκτήσησθε | happened · yeaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person plural | acquire | 1× |
| ktevarκτήσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | gain | 1× |
| ktorōκτᾶσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | obtain | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktomō1×κτῶμαι | ktome | ktomē | ktomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ktosō | ktose | ktosē | ktoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktotō | ktote | ktotē | ktotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ktonō | ktone | ktonē | ktonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktovō | ktove | ktovē | ktovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ktolō | ktole | ktolē | ktolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktemi | ktema1×ἐκτησάμην |
| you 2nd person singular | ktesi | ktesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kteti | kteta1×ἐκτήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | kteni | ktena |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktevi | kteva |
| they 3rd person plural | kteli | ktela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktomeiō | ktomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ktoseiō | ktoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktoteiō | ktoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ktoneiō | ktoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktoveiō | ktoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ktoleiō | ktoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | kteseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kteteia |
| we 1st person plural | kteneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kteveia1×κτήσησθε |
| they 3rd person plural | kteleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ktosōr | ktosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktotōr | ktotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktovōr | ktovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ktolōr | ktolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ktesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktevar1×κτήσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | ktelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ktosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ktonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ktoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ktesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ktenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ktorō2×κτᾶσθαι | ktorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kteri | ktera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ktorōntos | ktorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kterintos | kterantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
ktomō“get”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 18:12“get”… dis teu sabbateu, apodekatamō panteim hoseim ktomō.I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
ktema“acquired”happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 22:28“acquired”… Mis polleu kefalaieu tan politeian houtan ktema. tos de Paulos fēate; Mis de …“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
kteta“acquired”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 1:18“acquired”Houtos men oun kteta chōriem ek misthou tau adikiau, kai …(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open …
kteveia“acquire”happened · yeaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 10:9“acquire”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis …Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your …
ktevar“gain”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 21:19en ta hupomona vu ktevar tain psuchain vu.By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
ktorō“obtain”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Acts 8:20“obtain”… dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu ktorō.… because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
1 Thessalonians 4:4oidarē hekaston vu tem heautou skevem ktorō en hagiasmo kai tima,… of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and …