Greek

To attain

κατατίθημιStrong’s G2698

katatithēmi

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Katatithēmi is the Greek word usually translated “acquire for himself” and “lay”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.”

Acts 24:27 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “acquire for himself” and “lay”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

to acquire for himself 1
to lay 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 2

1 book in all.

Related words

To precede/arrive (phthanō)

Explore in Scripture

Acts 25:9But 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?

Greek dictionary

κατατίθημι katatithēmi · to attain

κατα-τίθημι [in LXX: 1Ch.21:27 שׁוּב hi.), Psa.41:8 (יָצַק), 1Ma.10:23, al. ;] to lay down, deposit, lay by: Mrk.15:46, T; mid., to lay up for oneself: χάριν (Hdt., al., see LS, see word), with dative of person(s), Act.24:27 25:9.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “attain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ATTA'IN, verb intransitive

[Latin attingo, to reach, come to or overtake; ad and tango, to touch, reach or strike; that is, to thrust, urge or push to. it has no connection with Latin attineo. See Class.]

To reach; to come to or arrive at, by motion, bodily exertion, or efforts towards a place or object.“If by any means they might attain to Phenice” Acts 27:12
To reach; to come to or arrive at, by an effort of mind.“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain to it” Psalms 139:6

All definitions and other forms of “attain”

ATTA'IN, verb transitive

To gain; to compass; to achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; without to following.
To reach or come to a place or object by progression or motion.
To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.