κτήτωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κτάομαι (ktáomai, I possess) +‎ -τωρ (-tōr, -er).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κτήτωρ • (ktḗtōrm (genitive κτήτορος); third declension

  1. owner, possessor
    • Acts, c. 110 CE:
      οὐδέ γὰρ ἐνδεής τις ὑπῇρχεν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὅσοι γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν ὑπῆρχον πωλοῦντες ἔφερον τὰς τιμὰς τῶν πιπρασκομένων
      oudé gàr endeḗs tis hupēîrkhen en autoîs; hósoi gàr ktḗtores khōríōn ḕ oikiôn hupêrkhon pōloûntes épheron tàs timàs tôn pipraskoménōn
      Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

Inflection

Descendants

  • Russian: кти́тор (ktítor)

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