What does κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to attain".
Greek · G2698
κατατίθημι
To attain
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κατατίθημιG2698
Pronunciationkatatíthēmi
What does κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to attain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2698?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to do the Jews a favor (2).
Where does κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 24:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itto do the Jews a favor2×Acts 24:27, Acts 25:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 24:27
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
καταθέσθαι2xkatathesthaiActs 24:27, Acts 25:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle2xActs 24:27, Acts 25:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to attain
Source Gloss
to attain
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:46Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέθηκενkateqhken
I lay down, deposit
Read verseActs 24:27Verb Second Aorist Middle Infinitive
καταθέσθαιkataqesqai
I lay down, deposit
Read verseActs 25:9Verb Second Aorist Middle Infinitive
καταθέσθαι,kataqesqai
I lay down, deposit
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
middle2
Mood
infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κατατίθημι is built from these roots: