ktaomai · acquire, get

What it means

ktaomai (κτάομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “acquire, get”.

Obtain for oneself.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Come to own something, by buying or by effort; hold it as one's own.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• acquire ×2
• acquired ×2
• I get ×1
• gain ×1
• possess ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×2
• Acts×3
• 1 Thessalonians×1

• Matthew 10:9

  Do not acquire gold or silver or copper for your belts,

• Luke 18:12

  I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all that I get.’

• Luke 21:19

  By your endurance gain your lives.

• Acts 1:18

  Now this man acquired a field with the wages of his unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his bowels poured out.

• Acts 8:20

  But Peter said to him, “May your silver go to destruction with you, because you thought you could acquire the gift of God with money!

• Acts 22:28

  And the commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen too.”

• 1 Thessalonians 4:4

  that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,