Possession Possess

Possession Possess

'''A — 1: κατέχω (Strong'S #2722 — Verb — katecho — kat-ekh'-o )

"to hold fast, hold back," signifies "to possess," in  1 Corinthians 7:30;  2 Corinthians 6:10 . See Hold.

'''A — 2: κτάομαι (Strong'S #2932 — Verb — ktaomai — ktah'-om-ahee )

"to procure for oneself, acquire, obtain," hence, "to possess" (akin to B, No. 1), has this meaning in  Luke 18:12;  1 Thessalonians 4:4; in  Luke 21:19 , Rv, "ye shall win" (Av, "possess ye"), where the probable meaning is "ye shall gain the mastery over your souls," i.e., instead of giving way to adverse circumstances. See Obtain.

'''A — 3: ὑπάρχω (Strong'S #5225 — Verb — huparcho — hoop-ar'-kho )

"to be in existence," and, in a secondary sense, "to belong to," is used with this meaning in the neuter plural of the present participle with the article signifying one's "possessions," "the things which he possesseth,"  Luke 12:15;  Acts 4:32; in  Hebrews 10:34 , Rv, "possessions" (Av, "goods"); cp. B, No. 4. See Goods.

'''A — 4: δαιμονίζομαι (Strong'S #1139 — Verb — diamonizomai — dahee-mon-id'-zom-ahee )

"to be possessed of a demon or demons:" see Demon , B.

 Acts 8:7 16:16

'''B — 1: κτῆμα (Strong'S #2933 — Noun Neuter — ktema — ktay'-mah )

akin to A, No. 2, denotes "a possession, property,"  Matthew 19:22;  Mark 10:22;  Acts 2:45;  5:1 .

'''B — 2: κατάσχεσις (Strong'S #2697 — Noun Feminine — kataschesis — kat-as'-khes-is )

primarily "a holding back" (akin to A, No. 1), then, "a holding fast," denotes "a possession,"  Acts 7:5 , or "taking possession,"  Acts 7:45 , with the article, lit., "in the (i.e., their) taking possession."

'''B — 3: περιποίησις (Strong'S #4047 — Noun Feminine — peripoiesis — per-ee-poy'-ay-sis )

"an obtaining, an inquisition," is translated "(God's own) possession" in  Ephesians 1:14 , Rv, which may mean "acquisition," Av, "purchased possession;"  1 Peter 2:9 , Rv, "God's own possession," Av, "a peculiar (people)." See Obtain.

'''B — 4: ὕπαρξις (Strong'S #5223 — Noun Feminine — huparxis — hoop'-arx-is )

primarily "subsistence" (akin to A, No. 3), later denoted "substance, property, possession" in  Hebrews 10:34 , Rv (Av, "substance"). See Goods , Substance.

 Acts 28:7

'''C — 1: περιούσιος (Strong'S #4041 — Adjective — periousios — per-ee-oo'-see-os )

"of one's own possession, one's own," qualifies the noun laos, "people," in  Titus 2:14 , Av, "peculiar," see Rv. In the Sept.,   Exodus 19:5;  23:22;  Deuteronomy 7:6;  14:2;  26:18 .