verb
ktemō
Greekκτάομαι (ktaomai)
Strong’sG2932
I win, get, buy, possess
stem kt-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ktemōκτῶμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle 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× |
| kterōκτᾶσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktemō1×κτῶμαι | kteme | ktemi | ktema1×ἐκτησάμην | ktemē | ktemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ktesō | ktese | ktesi | ktesa | ktesē | kteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktetō | ktete | kteti | kteta1×ἐκτήσατο | ktetē | ktetelē |
| we 1st person plural | ktenō | ktene | kteni | ktena | ktenē | ktenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktevō | kteve | ktevi | kteva | ktevē | ktevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ktelō | ktele | kteli | ktela | ktelē | ktelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktemeiō | ktemeia | ktemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kteseiō | kteseia | kteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kteteiō | kteteia | kteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kteneiō | kteneia | kteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kteveiō | kteveia1×κτήσησθε | kteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kteleiō | kteleia | kteleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ktesōr | ktesar | ktesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktetōr | ktetar | ktetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktevōr | ktevar1×κτήσασθε | ktevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ktelōr | ktelar | ktelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ktemoiō | ktemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ktesoiō | ktesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ktetoiō | ktetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ktenoiō | ktenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ktevoiō | ktevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kteloiō | kteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kterō2×κτᾶσθαι | kteri | ktera | kterē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kterōtos | kteritos | kteratos | kterētos |
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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
ktemō“get”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 18:12“get”nēsteuamō dis teu sabbateu, apodekatamō panteim hoseim ktemō.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”apokrinita de tos chiliarchos; Mis polleu kefalaieu tan politeian houtan ktema. tos de Paulos fēate; Mis de kai gennimē.“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 prēnos gineratos lakata mesos, kai ekchita panteim teim splanchneim autou.(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
kteveia“acquire”happened · yeaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 10:9“acquire”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis tain zōnain vu,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
ktevar“gain”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 21:19“gain”en ta hupomona vu ktevar tain psuchain vu.By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
kterō“obtain”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive2×
Acts 8:20“obtain”Petros de legata pros auton; Tem arguriem su sun si atoiō eis apōleian hoti tan dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu kterō.But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
1 Thessalonians 4:4“control”oidarē hekaston vu tem heautou skeuem kterō en hagiasmo kai tima,each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,