Word study · Greek

epíthesis

laying on

Say it: ep-ITH-es-is (approximate)

ἐπίθεσις

What it means

A laying on, a placing upon. In 1:6, "through the laying on of my hands." Also Acts 8:18, Hebrews 6:2, and 1 Timothy 4:14.

Range of meaning

  • Laying onPlacing hands on.
  • ImpositionSetting upon.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    "Through the laying on of my hands" (1:6).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1936 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources