- Original: κτάομαι - Transliteration: Ktaomai - Phonetic: ktah'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to acquire, get, or procure a thing for one's self, to possess a. to marry a wife - Origin: a primary verb - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; to get that is acquire (by any means; own): - obtain possess provide purchase. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • obtained, 1 Act 22:28 • possess, 1 1 Thessalonians 4:4 • purchased, 2 Act 1:18; Act 8:20