Katatithemi denotes seeking to obtain favor in the Acts clauses concerning the Jews.

The attested use concerns seeking to obtain favor: both occurrences stand in clauses where a Roman official wishes or desires favor in relation to the Jews.

1. Seeking to obtain favor · dominant

   In Acts 24:27, the aorist middle infinitive occurs in the setting of Felix's desire to do the Jews a favor; the APB renders the verse, "and desiring to do the Jews a favor, he left Paul in prison." In Acts 25:9, the same form occurs as Festus wishes to grant favor to the Jews before addressing Paul; the APB renders, "Festus, wishing to grant a favor to the Jews, answered Paul."

   Acts 24:27Acts 25:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both verses through an official's desire or wish concerning a favor to the Jews, using "desiring to do" in Acts 24:27 and "wishing to grant" in Acts 25:9. These phrases indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English rendering of the term.