κατατίθημι
katatithēmi
to attain
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the lexicon data, the Greek word κατατίθημι (katatithēmi) is defined as to attain. This means that the word implies achieving or reaching a goal, state, or condition. Its limited occurrences in the Bible (2 times) suggest that this word may have been used in specific and possibly significant contexts, where reaching or attaining something is crucial. Without further analysis of the surrounding passages, we cannot pinpoint the exact nature of what is being attained. The definition of to attain gives us a glimpse into its importance in the original texts. In any context where something is strived for or reached, this word will highlight the realization of effort or aspiration.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
Acts 25:9But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?”