"mid. to ay up for one’s self; χάριν, or χάριτας, to lay up a store of favor for one’s self, earn a title to favor at the hands of a person, to curry favor with, Acts 24:27; 25:9*"
Definition and meaning
mid. to ay up for one’s self; χάριν, or χάριτας, to lay up a store of favor for one’s self, earn a title to favor at the hands of a person, to curry favor with, Acts 24:27; 25:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: κατατίθημι
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of katatithemi (G2698) across the King James Bible.
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
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Common questions
Strong's G2698 (katatithemi) is a Greek word that means: mid. to ay up for one’s self; χάριν, or χάριτας, to lay up a store of favor for one’s self, earn a title to favor at the hands of a person, to curry favor with, Acts 24:27; 25:9* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word katatithemi (G2698) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2698 is katatithemi, a Greek word defined as: mid. to ay up for one’s self; χάριν, or χάριτας, to lay up a store of favor for one’s self, earn a title to favor at the hands of a person, to curry f. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katatithemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.