ktema denotes something owned, whether held in quantity or sold as a single item.

The term denotes owned property or belongings: the plural occurs where people have many such holdings, while the singular names an item that is sold.

1. Owned property or belongings · dominant

   In Mark 10:22 and Matthew 19:22, the accusative plural occurs in clauses explaining the young man's grief because he had many holdings; the APB renders each verse with “many possessions.” In Acts 2:45 the plural is among what believers sold and distributed, while Acts 5:1 uses the accusative singular for the item Ananias sold; the APB renders the latter clause “sold a possession.”

   Mark 10:22Matthew 19:22Acts 2:45Acts 5:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “possessions” in Mark 10:22 and Matthew 19:22, “possessions and property” in Acts 2:45, and “a possession” in Acts 5:1. These renderings confirm the clauses' treatment of owned items rather than defining the term by themselves.