Acquire (18 Occurrences)

Acquire

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Matthew 10:9 Don't take any gold, nor silver, nor brass in your money belts.
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Mark 6:2 On the Sabbath He proceeded to teach in the synagogue; and many, as they heard Him, were astonished. "Where did he acquire all this?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? And what are these marvellous miracles which his hands perform?
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Acts 24:27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.
(DBY)

Acts 25:9 But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things?
(DBY)

Ephesians 1:14 who is the earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to the praise of his glory.
(Root in DBY YLT RSV)

1 Timothy 3:13 for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that 'is' in Christ Jesus.
(YLT)

Genesis 34:10 You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it."
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Leviticus 25:28 But if he isn't able to get it back for himself, then what he has sold shall remain in the hand of him who has bought it until the Year of Jubilee: and in the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property.
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Leviticus 25:44 "'As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves.
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Deuteronomy 17:16 Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because Yahweh has said to you, "You shall not go back that way again."
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Ruth 4:5 Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance."
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Ruth 4:11 And all the people that were in the gate and the elders said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that cometh into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel; and acquire power in Ephratah, and make thyself a name in Bethlehem;
(DBY)

Nehemiah 5:16 Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there to the work.
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Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.
(DBY)

Proverbs 1:5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
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Proverbs 14:18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
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Proverbs 23:4 Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.
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Isaiah 11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
(DBY)

Thesaurus

Acquire (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To gain as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches,
knowledge, skill, good or bad habits. ...Acquire (18 Occurrences). ...
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Purchase (25 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire. ...
5. (vt) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance. ...
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Gain (142 Occurrences)
... acquisition; accumulation. 5. (n.) To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain
or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living. 6. (n ...
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Buy (71 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or
consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a ...
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Cattle (277 Occurrences)
... kat'-'-l (behemah, "a dumb beast"; miqneh, "a possession" from qanah, "to acquire"
(compare Arabic qana', "to acquire," and Greek kienos, "beast," and plural ...
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Learn (76 Occurrences)
... or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive
instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or ...
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Get (2204 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain
as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get ...
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Ignorance (27 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire
and it is his duty to have. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IGNORANCE. ...
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Favour (171 Occurrences)
... 24:27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as
his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour ...
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Acquired (32 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Acquire. Multi-Version Concordance
Acquired (32 Occurrences). Acts 1:18 Now this man obtained ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To gain as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.

Greek

2932. ktaomai -- to acquire
... to acquire. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ktaomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ktah'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I win, get, buy, possess Definition: (a) I acquire ...
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4046. peripoieo -- to preserve, get possession of
... get possession of. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: peripoieo Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ee-poy-eh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I acquire, purchase Definition ...
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2013. epitugchano -- to light upon, ie to obtain
... to obtain. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epitugchano Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-toong-khan'-o) Short Definition: I attain, obtain, acquire Definition: I ...
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2816. kleronomeo -- to inherit
... kleronomeo Phonetic Spelling: (klay-ron-om-eh'-o) Short Definition: I inherit, obtain
Definition: I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire. ...
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2038. ergazomai -- to search, examine.
... ergazomai Phonetic Spelling: (er-gad'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I word, trade,
do Definition: I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor. ...
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59. agorazo -- to buy in the marketplace, purchase
... transfers from seller to buyer. 59 ("acquire by purchasing") stresses -- ie
where something becomes (). In salvation-contexts, 59 () is ...
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4122. pleonekteo -- to have more, to overreach
... Cognate: 4122 (from 4119 , "more" and 2192, "have") -- properly, "(the desire)
to have ," ie acquire (a of) things; to (improper) gain. ...
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5553. chrusion -- a piece of gold, gold
... see there). The noun form 5553 () focuses on the (effects) that go with
"unlimited ability to purchase (acquire).". 696 ("silver") was ...
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4333. prosergazomai -- to work besides, to gain besides
... gain. From pros and ergazomai; to work additionally, ie (by implication) acquire
besides -- gain. see GREEK pros. see GREEK ergazomai. ...
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2770. kerdaino -- to gain
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kerdaino Phonetic Spelling: (ker-dah'-ee-no) Short
Definition: I gain, win, avoid loss Definition: I gain, acquire, win (over ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7069. qanah -- to get, acquire
... 7068, 7069. qanah. 7070 . to get, acquire. Transliteration: qanah Phonetic
Spelling: (kaw-naw') Short Definition: buy. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4117. mahar -- to acquire by paying a purchase price
... 4116, 4117. mahar. 4118 . to acquire by paying a purchase price. Transliteration:
mahar Phonetic Spelling: (maw-har') Short Definition: bartered. ...
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2778c. charaph -- to acquire
... charaph. 2779 . to acquire. Transliteration: charaph Short Definition: acquired.
Word Origin a prim. root Definition to acquire NASB Word Usage acquired (1). ...
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7066. qena -- to acquire, buy
... 7065, 7066. qena. 7067 . to acquire, buy. Transliteration: qena Phonetic
Spelling: (ken-aw') Short Definition: buy. Word Origin ...
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6902. qabbel -- to receive
... receive, take. (Aramaic) corresponding to qabal; to acquire -- receive, take. see
HEBREW qabal. 6901, 6902. qabbel. 6903 . Strong's Numbers.
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270. achaz -- to grasp, take hold, take possession
... root Definition to grasp, take hold, take possession NASB Word Usage acquire property
(1), acquired property (1), attached (1), bolt (1), catch (1), caught (3 ...
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4672. matsa -- to attain to, find
... A primitive root; properly, to come forth to, ie Appear or exist; transitively,
to attain, ie Find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present ...
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5060. naga -- to touch, reach, strike
... to touch, ie Lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman);
by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to ...
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2084. zeban -- to buy, gain
... gain. (Aramaic) corresponding to the root of Zbiyna'; to acquire by purchase --
gain. see HEBREW Zbiyna'. 2083, 2084. zeban. 2085 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Of the Saying of the Same Old Man, through which He Taught by what ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XXXIV. Of the saying of the same old man, through which he
taught by what efforts a monk can acquire a knowledge of the Scriptures. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxxiv of the saying.htm

If any Poor Cleric, no Matter what his Rank May Be, Shall Acquire ...
... Canon XXXII. (Greek xxxv.) If any poor cleric, no matter what his rank may be, shall
acquire any property, it shall be subject to the power of the bishop. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxxii greek xxxv if.htm

Whether There are Several Powers of the Soul?
... To make this evident, we observe that, as the Philosopher says (De Coelo ii, 12),
the lowest order of things cannot acquire perfect goodness, but they acquire ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there are several powers.htm

Whether Christ Learned Anything from Man?
... Objection 2: Further, to acquire knowledge from a man's teaching seems more noble
than to acquire it from sensible things, since in the soul of the man who ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ learned anything from.htm

Whether Observances Directed to the Alteration of Bodies, as for ...
... Now natural bodies acquire certain occult forces resulting from their species
through the influence of the heavenly bodies. Therefore ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether observances directed to the.htm

Whether it be Unlawful to Practice the Observances of the Magic ...
... For since it is not intended by means of this art to acquire science in a manner
connatural to man, namely, by discovery and instruction, the consequence is ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it be unlawful to.htm

Books and Reading.
... all these classes of books? WHY READ. Read to acquire knowledge. Knowledge
is the perception of truth. One arrives at knowledge ...
/.../judy/questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/vi books and reading.htm

Whether Grace is a Quality of the Soul?
... by God into the soul; and for this reason, that it is not fitting that God should
provide less for those He loves, that they may acquire supernatural good ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether grace is a quality.htm

Whether an Angel's Knowledge is Discursive?
... Nom. vii) that the "angels do not acquire Divine knowledge from separate discourses,
nor are they led to something particular from something common.". ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether an angels knowledge is.htm

On the Effects of the Redemption
... The opposite to virtue is vice, which is the habit of doing evil. We acquire
a habit bad or good when we do the same thing very frequently. ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 10 on the effects.htm

Subtopics

Acquire

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