Word

ἐπίθεσις

epíthesis · G1936 · Greek · 4 occurrences

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Meanings

putting on, placing on, laying on

Placing something on something

Examples
Acts 8:18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
2 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

4 occurrences in 1 groups

χείρhand 4

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 2 groups

διάthrough 3
μετάwith, after 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

διδαχήteaching, doctrine 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry

To put on, to place on, to lay on85.51: Acts 8:18 recounts that Simon saw “the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands,” ἐπίθεσις naming the physical act of placing hands on someone as the outward gesture accompanying that impartation.

Word family 49 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

τίθημι títhēmi · G5087 · to put, to place, to appoint · 99×ἐπιτίθημι epitíthēmi · G2007 · to put on, to place on, to lay on · 40×διαθήκη diathḗkē · G1242 · to make a covenant, to covenant together, making of a covenant · 33×παρατίθημι paratíthēmi · G3908 · to give food to, to provide with food, to tell a parable · 19×προστίθημι prostíthēmi · G4369 · to add, to give, to provide · 18×θησαυρός thēsaurós · G2344 · storeroom, treasure room, money box · 17×ἀθετέω athetéō · G114 · to not rely on, to set aside, to reject · 16×θεμέλιος themélios · G2310 · foundation, foundation stone · 16×πρόθεσις próthesis · G4286 · plan, proposal, purpose · 12×ἀποτίθημι apotíthēmi · G659 · to put away, to put out of the way, to remove · 9×θησαυρίζω thēsaurízō · G2343 · to treasure up, to keep safe, to make even greater · 8×περιτίθημι peritíthēmi · G4060 · to put around, to surround, to cause to have · 8×διατίθεμαι diatíthemai · G1303 · to make a will, to make a covenant, to covenant together · 7×ἀνάθεμα anáthema · G331 · curse, cursed, accursed · 6×ἀποθήκη apothḗkē · G596 · barn, storehouse · 6×μετατίθημι metatíthēmi · G3346 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart · 6×θεμελιόω themelióō · G2311 · to lay a foundation, to found something upon, to provide a basis for · 5×ἀναθεματίζω anathematízō · G332 · to curse · 4×ἐκτίθημι ektíthēmi · G1620 · to put out of, to explain, to make clear · 4×ἐπίθεσιςepíthesis · G1936συντίθεμαι syntíthemai · G4934 · to agree on, to arrange together, joint agreement · 4×εὔθετος eúthetos · G2111 · fit, suitable, usable · 3×κατατίθημι katatíthēmi · G2698 · to gain, to obtain, to experience · 3×μετάθεσις metáthesis · G3331 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart · 3×παραθήκη parathḗkē · G3866 · what is entrusted, what is someone’s responsibility to care for · 3×προτίθεμαι protíthemai · G4388 · to plan beforehand, to purpose, to intend · 3×ἀθέμιτος athémitos · G111 · not allowed, forbidden, disgusting · 2×ἄθεσμος áthesmos · G113 · lawless, unruly, not complying with law · 2×ἀθέτησις athétēsis · G115 · to reject, to regard as invalid, annulment · 2×ἀμετάθετος ametáthetos · G276 · not changing, unchanging, never to change · 2×ἀνατίθεμαι anatíthemai · G394 · to explain, to make clear · 2×ἀπόθεσις apóthesis · G595 · to die · 2×προσανατίθημι prosanatíthēmi · G4323 · to add, to consult with, to ask advice of · 2×ὑποτίθημι hypotíthēmi · G5294 · to instruct, to give instructions, to risk one’s life · 2×ἀνάθημα anáthēma · G334 · offering · 1×ἀνεύθετος aneúthetos · G428 · unusable · 1×ἀντιδιατίθεμαι antidiatíthemai · G475 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility · 1×ἀντίθεσις antíthesis · G477 · contradiction · 1×ἀποθησαυρίζω apothēsaurízō · G597 · to treasure up, to keep safe · 1×ἀσύνθετος asýnthetos · G802 · not keeping a promise, not abiding by an agreement · 1×ἔκθετος ékthetos · G1570 · exposed, abandoned · 1×θήκη thḗkē · G2336 · sheath · 1×κατανάθεμα katanáthema · G2652 · cursed, accursed · 1×καταναθεματίζω katanathematízō · G2653 · to curse · 1×περίθεσις períthesis · G4025 · to put on, to wear, wearing · 1×προθέσμιος prothésmios · G4287 · set time, designated time · 1×συγκατάθεσις synkatáthesis · G4783 · joint agreement, joint arrangement, mutual agreement · 1×συγκατατίθεμαι synkatatíthemai · G4784 · to agree on, to arrange together, joint agreement · 1×παρακαταθήκη parakatathḗkē · G3872 · something put down alongside, i.e. a deposit · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐπιθησεως, ἡ (ἐπιτίθημι), a laying on, imposition: τῶν χειρῶν, Acts 8:18; 1 Tim 4:14; 2…

ἐπιθησεως, ἡ (ἐπιτίθημι), a laying on, imposition: τῶν χειρῶν, Acts 8:18; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6; Heb 6:2. The imposition of hands, χειροθεσια, was a sacred rite transmitted by the Jews to the Christians, and employed in praying for another, or in conferring upon him divine blessings, especially bodily health, or the Holy Spirit (at the administration of baptism and the inauguration to their office of the teachers and ministers of the church): Gen 48:14; Num 27:18, Num 27:23; Deut 34:9; 2 Kgs 5:11, etc.; Mt 19:13; Mk 16:18; Acts 6:6; Acts 13:3; Acts 19:6, etc. (See B. D. under the word (supplement); McCl. and Strong and Dict. of Chris. Antiq. under the word .)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Put, Place4 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0