to posses

Greek Verb

κτάομαι, -ῶμαι [in LXX chiefly for קָנָה;] in pres, impf, fut. and aor, to procure for oneself, get, gain, acquire (the pf. and plpf, to have acquired, hence to possess, do not occur in NT): with accusative of thing(s), Mat.10:9, Luk.18:12, Act.8:20; with genitive pret, Act.22:28; ἐκ with genitive pret, Act.1:18; τ,ψυχὰς ὑμῶν (MM, xvi), Luk.21:19; τ. ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι, 1Th.4:4 (where if σ. = body, κ. must = pf, κέκτημαι; see MM, xvi; M, Th., in l; Field, Notes, 72 f. But σ. is most frequently taken as = wife; see Thayer, see word; Lft, Notes, 53 ff; ICC, in l). (AS)

to posses

Greek Verb

κτάομαι, 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 below[Refs] 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 ὀργήν[Refs 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 κτάω[Refs 6th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own); obtain, possess, provide, purchase; a primary verb