Jonathan Robie wrote:Suppose we were doing either set of synonyms and antonyms related to κτήτωρ for a new version of Louw and Nida or a paper on the concept of ownership in Hellenistic Greek as understood through the word κτήτωρ and other related words. I think we would have to note both interpretations as possible and go looking for other contexts where certain terms occur together. In some cases, more than one interpretation is possible, so you have to leave your options open until there's enough evidence to make a definitive decision. It takes work and time.
I don't aspire to do anything big or great with Greek. I will not rewrite Louw and Nida or prepare a paper with you. I don't want or need to pretend to be an academic or to sound like someone that anyone would necessarily pay attention to. If someone (like yourself) comes to the same conclusion via another method, that could be good. If they come to a different opinion, then that is good too.
At present my vocabulary acquisition aims are to at least initially acquire those words words starting with kappa, occurring just once in Trenchard's list, which I don't know yet. Discussing them in English, working through similar examples in Greek, and memorising simple definitions in Greek seem like good ways to go about that.
Words occurring just once, make up about a quarter of the entire New Testament vocabulary. I am willing to accept that "property owner" is the meaning of κτήτωρ and to move on to other words. I think that is discussion has given me a broader understanding of what a κτήτωρ can do in society. I believe that well contexted thoughts will help me to actively retain the word and meaning in memory.