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Koine Greek wordlink #135318

SR GNT 1 Th 4:4 κτᾶσθαι (ktasthai) ‘the of himself vessel to_be acquiring in holiness and’ Strongs=29320 Lemma=ktaomai
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=middle
Year=54 AD Refers to Word #135312

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Other uses (1) of identical word form κτᾶσθαι (V-NPM····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κτᾶσθαι’ (V-NPM····) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be acquiring’.

Acts 8:20 ‘you thought by money to_be acquiring’ SR GNT Acts 8:20 word 26

OET-LV: 20 But Petros said to him: The silver of _you, it _might _be to destruction with you, because you _thought to _be _acquiring the gift of_ the _god by money. (ACT_8:20)

OET-RV: 20 But Peter responded, “May your money join you in your destruction because you thought you could buy God’s gift with it. (ACT 8:20)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ktaomai’ have 5 different glosses: ‘to_be acquiring’, ‘I am acquiring’, ‘you_all may acquire’, ‘you_all will_be acquiring’, ‘acquired’.

Greek words (2) other than κτᾶσθαι (V-NPM····) with a gloss related to ‘acquiring’

LUKE 18:12 κτῶμαι (ktōmai) V-IPM1··S ‘I am tithing all things as_many_as I am acquiring’ SR GNT Luke 18:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 I _am _fasting twice of_ the _a_week, I _am _tithing all things, as _many _as I _am _acquiring. (LUK_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 I fast twice a week and I give a tenth of everything I get.’ (LUK 18:12)

LUKE 21:19 κτήσεσθε (ktaʸsesthe) V-IFM2··P ‘the endurance of you_all you_all will_be acquiring the lives of you_all’ SR GNT Luke 21:19 word 6

OET-LV: 19 By the endurance of _you _all, you _all _will _be _acquiring the lives of _you _all. (LUK_21:19)

OET-RV: 19 but by your endurances, you’ll actually be gaining your lives. (LUK 21:19)

Key: V=verb