But there is evidence that it can mean what follows from acquiring, i.e. ‘possess’ (MM cite a papyrus dated AD 23 where a man declares on oath that he ‘has’ thirty days to produce a man he bailed out of jail; they think that here the meaning is ‘gradually obtain the complete mastery of the body’); the difficulty is not insuperable. Against ‘wife’ are two strong arguments. One is that it demands a low view of marriage (i.e. that the primary function of the wife is to satisfy her husband’s sexual desires)