acquire
From LSJ
κρεῖττον σιωπᾶν ἐστιν ἢ λαλεῖν μάτην → it's better to keep silence than to speak without reason (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
win for oneself: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, φέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι.
obtain: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, P. περιποιεῖσθαι.
acquire by labour: V. ἐκπονεῖν, ἐκμοχθεῖν.
acquire in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.
help to acquire, : P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τί, τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τί, τινι).
