Lexical Definition
ἐπιτίθημι epitíthēmi (ep-ee-tith'-ay-mee) to put/lay on G:V
from ἐπί and τίθημι
add unto, lade, lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound.
- to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)
Abbott-Smith
ἐπι-τίθημι [in LXX for נָתַן, שָׁוָה, etc. ;]
1. to lay, set or place upon: c. acc rei, seq. ἐπί, c. acc rei, Mt 23:4, Lk 15:5, Jo 9:6 (WH, txt.), 15, Ac 15:10 28:3; ἐπί, c. gen. rei, Mt 27:29; ἐν, ib.; c. dat. pers., σταυρόν, Lk 23:26; στέφανον, Jo 19:2; ὄνομα, Mk 3:16, 17; πληγάς, Lk 10:30, Ac 16:23; ἐπί c. acc pers., Re 22:18; of the laying on of hands, τ. χεῖρα (-ας), seq. ἐπί c. acc pers., Mt 9:18, [18](/btb/interlinear/41%20-%20Mark/16/Mark.16.18.html)], Ac 8:17 9:17; c. dat. pers., Mt 19:13, 15, Mk 5:23 6:5 7:32 8:23, Lk 4:40 13:13, Ac 6:6 8:19 9:12 13:3 19:6 28:8, I Ti 5:22. Mid.,
(a) to provide: Ac 28:10 (RV, put on board; cf. Field, Notes, 149);
(b) to throw oneself upon, attack: c. dat. pers., Ac 18:10.
2. to add to: Re 22:18 (v. supr., and cf. Swete, in l.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 9:18 · 19:13 · 19:15 · 23:4 · 27:29 |
| Mark | 3:16 · 3:17 · 5:23 · 6:5 · 7:32 · 8:23 · 16:18 |
| Luke | 4:40 · 10:30 · 13:13 · 15:5 · 23:26 |
| John | 9:6 · 9:15 · 19:2 |
| Acts | 6:6 · 8:17 · 8:19 · 9:12 · 9:17 · 13:3 · 15:10 · 16:23 · 18:10 · 19:6 · 28:3 · 28:8 · 28:10 |
| 1 Timothy | 5:22 |
| Revelation | 22:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐπιτίθημι,
passive mostly furnished by ἐπίκειμαι: active, lay, put or place upon, of offerings laid on the altar, ἐπὶ μηρία θέντες Ἀπόλλωνι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; set meats on the table, εἴδατα πόλλ᾽ ἐπιθεῖσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάντ᾽ ἐπιθεῖτε on the car, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινὶ κύρτον καὶ κώπαν, as a grave-monument, [Refs 7th c.BC+]: but also c.genitive, ἐ. λεχέων τινά [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεφαλὴν ἐπὶ στέρνα τινός [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative only, put upon, set up, ἐ. φάρμακα apply salves, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. μνημεῖά τινι to him, [Refs]
__2 set upon, turn towards, Ἑκτορέοις ἐπὶ φρένα θῆχ᾽ ἱεροῖσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but τῇ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε with infinitive, put it into her mind to.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II put on a covering or lid, ὡς εἴ τε φαρέτρῃ πῶμ᾽ ἐπιθείη [Refs]; λίθον δ᾽ ἐπέθηκε θύρῃσι, i.e. put a stone as a door to the cave, put it before the door, [Refs]; also, put a door to, κολλητὰς ἐπέθηκα θύρας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 set a seal on, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; apply a pessary, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; a cupping instrument, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III put to, add, grant or give besides, ὅσσα τε νῦν ὔμμ᾽ ἐστὶ καὶ εἴ ποθεν ἄλλ᾽ ἐπιθεῖτε [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III.2 of Time, add, bring on, ἕβδομον ἦμαρ ἐπὶ Ζεὺς θῆκε [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__IV put on as a finish, χρυσέην ἐπέθηκε κορώνην [Refs 8th c.BC+] add fulfilment, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέλος ἐπιτεθήκατον[Refs 4th c.BC+]; πέρας ἐ. τῷ πράγματι [Refs 2nd c.AD+], etc.; ὅρον ἐ. τῷ πράγματι Mitteis [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V impose, inflict a penalty, σοὶ δέ, γέρον, θωὴν ἐπιθήσομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίκην, ζημίην, ἄποινα ἐ. τινί, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: so of burdens, grievances, etc., θήσειν..ἐπ᾽ ἄλγεα Τρωσί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνάγκην ἐ. with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ...μὴ τυγχάνειν imposing as a penalty not to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VI dispatch a letter, ἐ. τι ἐς Αἴγυπτον, ἐς Μυτιλήνην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VII give a name, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VIII contribute (capital) to a venture, ἐς πεῖραν [Refs]
__B middle, with perfect passive ἐπιτέθειμαι [Refs 1st c.AD+] also aorist passive, [Refs], etc.:—put on oneself or for oneself, ἐπὶ στεφάνην κεφαλῆφιν..θήκατο placed a helmet on his head, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χεῖρας ἐπ᾽ ἀνδροφόνους θέμενος στήθεσσι laying one's hands upon.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κτύπημα χειρὸς κάρᾳ on one's head, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II put on or to, as a door, πύλας τοῖς ὠσὶν ἐπίθεσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III apply oneself to, employ oneself on or in, with dative, ναυτιλίῃσι μακρῇσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ πείρᾳ, τοῖς ἔργοις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, attempt to.., φιλοσοφεῖν ἐπέθετο [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐπετέθη πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.III.2 make an attempt upon, attack, τῇ Εὐβοίῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τῇ τοῦ δήμου καταλύσει attempt it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐ. ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις or τοῖς ἀτυχήμασί τινος take advantage of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, make an attack, κατ᾽ ἀμφότερα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III.3 absolutely, δικαιοσύνην ἐπιθέμενος ἤσκεε he practised justice with assiduity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.IV bring on oneself, ἐπέθου θύος δημοθρόους τ᾽ ἀράς [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.IV.2 cause a penalty to be imposed, θάνατον ζημίαν ἐπιθέσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.V lay commands on, τί τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.VI give a name, τινί [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.VII contribute, πολλοὶ ἐπέθεντο τὰς ἐπιδόσεις εἰς τὴν παρασκευὴν τοῦ πολέμου probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+]