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κτάομαι
κτάομαι Dep. in pres., imperf., fut. and aor1: to procure for oneself, to get, gain, acquire, Hom.; κτήσασθαι βίον ἀπό τινος to get oneʼs living from a thing, Hdt.; κ. χάριν to win favour, Soph.; κ. φίλους, ἑταίρους Soph. of evils, to bring upon oneself, incur, Soph., Eur., etc.: —κ. τινὰ πολέμιον to make him so, Xen. to procure or get for another, ἐμοὶ ἐκτήσατο κεῖνος Od. in perf. and plup. with fut. κεκτήσομαι, to have acquired, i. e. to possess, have, hold, Il., Hdt., etc.; κεκτ. τινὰ σύμμαχον Eur.; of evils, κεκτ. κακά Soph., Eur.; ὁ κεκτημένος an owner, master, as a Subst., ὁ ἐμοῦ κ. Soph.; of a womanʼs lord and master, Eur. aor1 pass. ἐκτήθην in pass. sense, to be gotten, Eur., Thuc.

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to procure for oneself, to get, gain, acquire

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κτάομαι Dep. in pres., imperf., fut. and aor1: to procure for oneself, to get, gain, acquire, Hom.; κτήσασθαι βίον ἀπό τινος to get oneʼs living from a thing, Hdt.; κ. χάριν to win favour, Soph.; κ. φίλους, ἑταίρους Soph. of evils, to bring upon oneself, incur, Soph., Eur., etc.: —κ. τινὰ πολέμιον to make him so, Xen. to procure or get for another, ἐμοὶ ἐκτήσατο κεῖνος Od. in perf. and plup. with fut. κεκτήσομαι, to have acquired, i. e. to possess, have, hold, Il., Hdt., etc.; κεκτ. τινὰ σύμμαχον Eur.; of evils, κεκτ. κακά Soph., Eur.; ὁ κεκτημένος an owner, master, as a Subst., ὁ ἐμοῦ κ. Soph.; of a womanʼs lord and master, Eur. aor1 pass. ἐκτήθην in pass. sense, to be gotten, Eur., Thuc.
IDX:
18770
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18788
Key:
kta/omai

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