ΚΑΤΕΚΤΗΣΑΝΤΟ, κατεκτησαντο
KATEKTĒSANTO, katektēsanto
Sounds Like: kah-tek-TEE-sahn-toh
Translations: they acquired, they possessed, they took possession of, they obtained
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΤΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb κτάομαι (ktaomai), meaning 'to acquire' or 'to get'. Together, it means to acquire or possess something, often with the nuance of taking firm or complete possession. It describes an action where a group of people gained ownership or control over something.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle/Passive Voice, Indicative Mood, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2697 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:32
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΚΤΑΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΤΑΟΜΑΙ — to rule over, to lord over, to exercise dominion over
- ΚΑΤΑΚΤΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΥ — having acquired, having obtained, having gained, of having acquired, of having obtained, of having gained
- ΚΑΤΑΚΤΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having acquired, having gained, having obtained, those having acquired, those having gained, those having obtained
- ΚΑΤΑΚΤΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to acquire, to possess, to obtain, to gain, to take possession of
- ΚΑΤΕΚΤΗΣΑΤΟ — he acquired, he obtained, he took possession of, he gained, he won
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