Acts 25:9
9ὁFestusΦῆστοςhoweverδὲwishingθέλωνon theτοῖςJewsἸουδαίοιςa favorχάρινto layκαταθέσθαιansweringἀποκριθεὶςτῷPaulΠαύλῳsaidεἶπεν·Are you willingΘέλειςtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαhaving gone upἀναβὰςthereἐκεῖconcerningπερὶthese thingsτούτωνto be judgedκριθῆναιbeforeἐπ’meἐμοῦ;
But Festus, wishing to lay a favor on the Jews, answering, said to Paul, “Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, to be judged before me there concerning these things?”
Vocab difficulty
76.6
Rare words
καταθέσθαι
κατατίθημι
(a) I lay down, deposit, (b) mid: I lay down or deposit a favor, with the view of receiving one in return, seek favor.