κατατίθημι
katatithēmi · grant, lay down
Greek word · Strong’s number G2698 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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katatithēmi (κατατίθημι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “grant, lay down”.
Lay down, deposit; "grant a favor", win someone's goodwill.
How to say it
ka·ta·ti·thē·mi
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To do something to please others and win their favor.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 24:27
And when two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus; and wanting to grant a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul in chains.
- Acts 25:9
But Festus, wanting to grant the Jews a favor, answering Paul, said, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged about these things before me?”