χαριτόω means to grace someone, to bestow favor or grace upon them, derived from χάρις ('grace'). Gabriel uses the perfect passive participle in Luke 1:28, greeting Mary as 'favored one' (κεχαριτωμένη)—she has been graced, highly favored by God, chosen to bear the Messiah. Paul uses the aorist active in Ephesians 1:6, celebrating God's glorious grace 'which he has freely bestowed on us (ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς) in the Beloved'—God has graced believers in Christ. Both uses emphasize divine initiative: God is the one who bestows this grace, making the recipients objects of his generous favor.