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κτῆσις

ktesis

acquisition

Appears 28 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κτῆσις, εως, ἡ, (κτάομαι) A. acquisition (opp. ἀπόλαυσις, Arist. Rh. 1410a6), κ. τινὸς ποιεῖσθαι Th. 1.8, 13; ἡ φιλοσοφία κ. ἐπιστήμης Pl. Euthd. 288d; ῥᾳδίαν ἔχει <τὴν> κτῆσιν Alcid. Soph. 5; κατʼ ἔργου κτῆσιν according to success in the work, S. Tr. 230. II. (from pf.) possession, λέχους, πλούτου, etc., ib.162, El. 960, etc.; κ. ἔχειν τῶν μετάλλων ἐργασίας Th. 4.105; ἡ τῶν χρημάτων κ. Pl. R. 331b; διὰ τὴν τῶν υἱέων κ. on account of your having sons, Id. Ap. 20b; ἱματίων Id. Phd. 64d; φέροντας . . ἀγαθοῦ κτῆσιν οὐδενός D. 18.308; κ. ἐκ δεσπότου καὶ δούλου [συνέστηκεν] Arist. Pol. 1277a8; holding, opp. χρῆσις (ʼusingʼ), Id. EN 1098b32; ownership, opp. χρῆσις (ʼusufructʼ), POxy. 237 viii 35, al.; τὰς κτήσεις βεβαίας εἶμεν IG 42(1).76.25 (Epid., ii B.C.). 2. as collective, = κτήματα, possessions, property, διὰ κτῆσιν δατέοντο Il. 5.158; κ. ὄπασσεν Od. 14.62; πατρῴα κ. S. El. 1290; μετρίης κτήσιος ἐπιμέλεσθαι Democr. 285; ἡ ἰδία κ. POxy. 237 viii 32 (i A.D.): in pl., Hdt. 4.114, etc.; ἀρετῆς βέβαιαι . . αἱ κ. μόναι S. Fr. 194; esp. lands, farms, D.H. 8.19, D.S. 14.29, etc.: also in sg., farm, estate, PFlor. 155.6 (iii A.D.).
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