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epitíthēmi

lay hands

Say it: ep-ee-TITH-ay-mee (approximate)

ἐπιτίθημι

What it means

To place upon, to lay on. In 4:14 and 5:22, laying on of hands; in Matthew 19:13-15, Jesus laid his hands on children; in Acts 6:6 and 8:17 for commissioning and receiving the Spirit.

Range of meaning

  • Lay onPlace upon.
  • AddSet upon.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "The laying on of the hands" (4:14; 5:22).

  • Chapter 5

    "Lay hands hastily on no one" (5:22).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2007 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources