ἔγ-κτησις,
Doric dialect ἔγ-κτᾱσις, εως, ἡ, tenure of land in a country or district by a person not belonging to it, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.2.19 (_plural_)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; the right of holding such property, frequently granted as a privilege or reward to foreigners, ἔγκτασιν γᾶς καὶ οἰκιᾶν Decrees Byzantine cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.91, compare “IG” 5(1).4.12 (from Sparta), etc.; εἶναι δὲ αὐτῷ οἰκίας ἔγκτησιν [prev. work]22.53. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 estate, property, [[ LXX.Lev.25.13, etc.] LXX]; βιβλιοθήκη ἐγκτήσεων register of properties, [[ “BGU” 76 (2nd c.AD), etc. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 acquisition of territory, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 28.20.8 (probable reading). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]