Owner
κτήτωρStrong’s G2935ktētōr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ktētōr is the Greek word usually translated “owners”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“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,”
Meaning
Usually translated “owners”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- owners 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κτήτωρ ktētōr · owner
κτήτωρ, -ορος, ὁ (κτάομαι) [in Sm.: Jol.1:11 * ;] a possessor: Act.4:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “owner” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OWNER, noun
The rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
- “The ox knoweth his owner” Isaiah 1:3“The centurion believed the master and owner of the ship” Acts 27:11
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.