Lexical Definition

‎τίθημι‎ títhēmi (tith'-ay-mee) to place ^G:V
a prolonged form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses)

+ advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, X kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down.

• to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively
• properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from ‎ἵστημι‎, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while ‎κεῖμαι‎ is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)

Abbott-Smith

τίθημι, [in LXX for שִׁית נתן שׂוּם, etc. ;]

1. causative of κεῖμαι,
(a) to place, lay, set: Lk 6:48, Ro 9:33, al.; of laying the dead to rest, Mk 15:47, Lk 23:55, Jo 11:34, Ac 7:16, al.; seq. ἐπί, c. gen., Lk 8:16, Jo 19:19, al.; id. c. acc., Mk 4:21, II Co 3:13, al.; ὑπό, Mt 5:15, al.; παρά, Ac 4:35, 37. Mid., to have put or placed, to place for oneself: of putting in prison, Ac 4:3, 5:18, 25, al.; of giving counsel, βουλήν, Ac 27:12; of laying up in one's heart, Lk 1:66 21:14 ( I Ki 21:12*);
(b) to put down, lay down: of bending the knees, τ. γόνατα, to kneel, Mk 15:19, Ac 7:60, al.; of putting off garments, Jo 13:4; of laying down life, τ. ψυχήν, Jo 10:11, 15, 17, 18 13:37, 38 15:13, I Jo 3:16; of laying by money, παρ’ ἑαυτῷ, I Co 16:2; of setting on food, Jo 2:10; metaph., of setting forth an idea in symbolism, Mk 4:30.
2. to set, fix, establish: ὑπόδειγμα, II Pe 2:6.
3. to make, appoint: Mt 22:44, Mk 12:36, Lk 20:43, Ac 2:35, Ro 4:17, al. Mid., to make, set or appoint for oneself: Ac 20:28, I Co 12:28, I Th 5:9, I Ti 1:12, al.; seq. ἵνα, Jo 15:16 (cf . ἀνα-, προσ-ανα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἀντι-δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-επι-, κατα-, συν-κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπο-τίθημι).

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

τίθημι [τῐ],

2nd pers. singular τιθεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices Lp (-θείς P, τίθης l), Alc. [Refs 5th c.BC+] (προσ-); ἐν-τιθεῖς (variant{-εὶς}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but τίθης is found in [Refs 5th c.BC+] (προσ-), etc., and is taught by [Refs 4th c.AD+]; Epic dialect τίθησθα [Refs 8th c.BC+], and so in Aeolic dialect, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular τίθησι [Refs 8th c.BC+], and Attic dialect; Doric dialect τίθητι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural τιθέασι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect and Ionic dialect τιθεῖσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect τίθεισι (προ-) [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Doric dialect τίθεντι [Refs]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. singular τιθεῖ [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐτίθην [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἐν-), etc.; ἐτίθει [Refs 8th c.BC+] (προσ-), etc., Epic dialect τίθει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural τίθεσαν [NT+8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect imperfect τίθεσκον [Refs]; ἐτίθεα (ὑπερ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive τιθέναι, not in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect τιθήμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; written τιθῖν [Refs 4th c.AD+]; participle τιθείς, but Ionic dialect plural τιθεῦντες variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]future θήσω, Epic dialect infinitive θησέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἔθηκα, only used in indicative, and mostly in singular, for though 3rd.pers. plural is common, the [Refs] and 2nd pers. plural are rare, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; even ἔθηκαν is very rare in early Attic, ἀνέθηκαν [Refs 4th c.BC+], but is found in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural θῆκαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἔθην, not used in indicative singular, whereas plural is very common, ἔθεμεν, ἔθετε, ἔθεσαν, Epic dialect θέσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive θῶ, Aeolic dialect and Ionic dialect θέω [Refs 7th c.BC+], Epic dialect θείω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; optative θείην, 1st pers. plural θεῖμεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural θεῖεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive θεῖναι, Epic dialect θέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect θέμειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; participle θείς [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect τέθηκα Attic dialect Inscrr., [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc., and in Papyri, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τέθεικα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; hence some editors restore τέθηκα for τέθεικα in Attic authors, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Phocian 3rd.pers. plural ἀνα-τεθέκαντι [Refs] —middle τίθεμαι, 2nd pers. singular τίθεσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίθη or τίθῃ uncertain in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; as passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect participle τιθήμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future θήσομαι [Refs]aorist 1 ἒθηκάμην, only in indicative and participle, and never in Attic dialect; 2nd pers. singular ἐθήκαο [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular θήκατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle θηκάμενος [Refs 6th c.BC+]: aorist 2 ἐθέμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect and Lyric poetry 3rd.pers. singular θέτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; subjunctive θῶμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 2nd pers. singular θῆαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular θεῖτο [Refs 8th c.BC+] are found in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπιθοίμεθα, -θοιντο, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect (see. below):—passive τίθεμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future τεθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐτέθην [Refs 6th c.BC+]perfect τέθειμαι, rare in early Gr., [LXX+NT+4th c.BC+]; infinitive τεθεῖσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle τεθειμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also used in middle sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑπεκ-τεθημένος (sic) [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀνα-τέθηται (passive sense) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; Phocian perfect participle (middle sense) ἀνα-τεθεμένος [Refs]:— the passive never occurs in [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__A in local sense, set, put, place, λίθον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέρματα τ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κλισίην, θρόνον τ. τινί, set a stool or chair for him, [Refs]set for oneself, δίφρον [Refs]lay down, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πόδα τ. plant the foot, i.e. walk, run, [Refs 5th c.BC+]middle, τετράποδος βάσιν θηρὸς τιθέμενος, i.e. going on all fours, [Refs]
__A.a with adverbs, τ. τι πυρὸς ἐγγύς, ἀπάνευθε πυρός, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ ἄνω κάτω and τὰ κάτω ἄνω τ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, ὅποι.. τιθοῖτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.b with Preps. of local sense, θεῖσα στέφανον ἀμφὶ βοστρύχοις [Refs 5th c.BC+] (middle, ἀμφ᾽ ὤμοισι τιθήμενον ἔντεα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνά τινι or τι, as ἂμ βωμοῖσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπί τινος, τινι, or τι, as εἵματα ἐπ᾽ ἀπήνης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ [θρόνον τὰ ἱμάτια] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἀρχὴν (i.e. τοῦ ἐπιδέσμου) κατὰ μεσοφρύου, ἐπὶ ἰνίον, etc., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὑπό τινι or τι, as δέμνι᾽ ὑπ᾽ αἰθούσῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+], put in or put into.. , as θῆκεν ἐν ἀκμοθέτῳ ἄκμονα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν λεχέεσσι θ. [τινά] [Refs 8th c.BC+] put into the car,[NT]; ἐς λάρνακα, ἐς κάπετον, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (middle, ἐν τάφοισι θέσθε [Refs]
__A.c in Poets also with dative only, χρήματα μυχῷ ἄντρου [Refs 8th c.BC+] (so in middle, κολεῷ ἄορ θέο [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II Special phrases:
__A.II.1 θεῖναί τινί τι ἐν χερσίν, ἐν χειρί, put it in his hands, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν χερσί or χείρεσσί τινος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐς χεῖρά τινος into his hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.2 of women, θέσθαι παῖδα, υἱὸν ὑπὸ ζώνῃ, to have a child put under her girdle, i.e. to conceive, [Refs]
__A.II.3 ἐν ὄμμασι θέσθαι set before one's eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.4 set a plant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.4.b lay a mosaic, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__A.II.5 θέσθαι τὴν ψῆφον lay one's voting-pebble on the altar, put it into the urn, ἐς τεῦχος οὐ διχορρόπως ψήφους ἔθεντο [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence simply, give one's vote, ἐπὶ φόνῳ for death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑωυτῷ in one's own favour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὔφρονα, δικαίαν τὴν ψῆφον τ., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; and in passive, ἔστω δὴ φανερὰ ἡ ψῆφος τιθεμένη [Refs 5th c.BC+], with infinitive, give one's opinion, [Refs 5th c.BC+] absolutely, vote, γνώμῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__A.II.6 in [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc., put or plant it in his heart, ἐν στήθεσσι τιθεῖ νόον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βουλὴν ἐν στήθεσσι τ[Refs] —middle, ἄγριον ἐν στήθεσσι θέτο θυμόν laid up wrath in his heart, treasured it there,[Refs]; τοῖσιν κότον αἰνὸν ἔθεσθε harboured enmity against them,[Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ θέσθαι, with infinitive, bear in mind, think of doing a thing, [NT+8th c.BC+]
__A.II.7 deposit, as in a bank, τὰ πρυτανεῖα πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.:—middle, τὰ ἡμίσεα τῆς οὐσίης θέσθαι παρά τινα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐγγύην θέσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, τὰ ληφθέντα καὶ τὰ τεθεντα [Refs 4th c.BC+]active and middle are sometimes distinguished, ὁ θείς the mortgagor, ὁ θέμενος the mortgagee, τοὺς θέντας ἡμᾶς ἢ καὶ τοὺς θεμένους ὑμᾶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίθεσθαι seems to have the same meaning as ὑποτίθεσθαι in [Refs 4th c.BC+], but the two are distinguished in [Refs 4th c.BC+] deposit a claim for favour with one, lay an obligation on one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.8 pay down, pay, τόκον, εἰσφοράν, μετοίκιον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ μέρη [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—middle, θέμενος ἀρραβῶνα [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__A.II.9 put down in writing, θοῦ δ᾽ ἐν φρενῶν δέλτοισι τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τὰ ἐν γράμμασι τεθέντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.9.b place to account, reckon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—metaphorically in middle, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἀκριβῶς αὐτὸ θήσομαι λίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τἀγαθὰ ἐς ἀμφίβολον ἀσφαλῶς ἔθεντο reckoned as doubtful, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.10 in military language, τίθεσθαι or θέσθαι τὰ ὅπλα has four senses,
__A.II.10.a rest arms, i.e. halt, with arms in an easy position but ready for action, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θέμενοι ἐς τὴν ἀγορὰν τὰ ὅπλα advancing to the market-place and resting arms there, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀντία τισί over against them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry, πάτρας ἕνεκα εἰς δῆριν ἔθεντο ὅπλα Inscription cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.II.10.b bear arms, fight, τὸ θυμοειδὲς.. ἐν τῇ τῆς ψυχῆς στάσει τίθεσθαι τὰ ὅπλα πρὸς τὸ λογιστικόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ὁπόσοιπερ ἂν ὅπλα ἱππικὰ ἢ πεζικὰ τιθῶνται who serve on horseback or on foot, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.10.c lay down one's arms, surrender, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; so, without the idea of surrender, θέσθαι τὰς ἀσπίδας [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but active, τὰ ὅπλα θείς [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__A.II.10.d τὰ ὅπλα εὖ τίθεσθε keep your arms in good order, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.II lay in the grave, bury, ἐμὰ σῶν ἀπάνευθε τιθήμεναι ὀστέα [Refs]; ποῦ σφε θήσομεν χθονό; [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— passive, τὰ δὲ ὀστᾶ φασι.. τεθῆναι.. ἐν τῇ Ἀττικῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.12 τιθέναι τὰ γόνατα kneel down, [NT]
__A.III set up, of the prizes in games, ἄεθλα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀέθλιον[Refs 5th c.BC+] the prizes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also with the object offered as the prize, τ. δέπας, βοῦν, σόλον, etc., [Refs 8th c.BC+] more generally, lay before people as common property, βούλομαι ὑμῖν εἰς τὸ μέσον αὐτὸ θεῖναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; reading and sense are doubtful in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.III.2 set up in a temple, dedicate, ἀγάλματα [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.IV assign, award, τιμήν τινι [Refs 8th c.BC+]middle, ὄνομα (or οὔνομα) θέσθαι τινί give a child a name at one's own discretion, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.V τιθέναι νόμον down or give a law, of a legislator, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in middle, of Solon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a people, state, or legislature, give oneself a law, make a law, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (passive, τίθεται νόμος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also θήσω θεσμόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκῆψιν τιθέναι allege an excuse, [Refs]: with accusative et infinitive, order matters so that.. , [ὁ Λυκοῦργος] ἔθηκε θύειν βασιλέα πρὸ τῆς πόλεως τὰ δημόσια ἅπαντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; without infinitive, καλῶς ἔθεντο ταῦτα πατέρες οἱ πάλαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative et infinitive, γυναιξὶ σωφρονεῖν.. θήσει [Refs]
__A.V.2 middle, agree upon, ἡμέραν θέσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so θ. συγγραφήν, ὁμολογίαν, σύμβολόν τινι, etc., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__A.V.3 execute a document. τ. διαθήκην make a will, [Refs 5th c.AD+]: so in middle, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; θέσθαι τινὸς ἀπαρχήν make out a person's birth-certificate, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__A.VI establish, institute, ἀγῶνας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τοῖς ἀγώνοις οἷς ἁ πόλις τίφητι (sic) [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; πενταετηρίδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.VII dispose, order, ordain, bring to pass, of gods, οὕτω νῦν Ζεὺς θείη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ δ᾽ ἄλλα πάντ᾽ ἄνω τε καὶ κάτω στρέφων τίθησιν (i.e. Ζεύς) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πάντα παγκάκως θεοὶ θέσαν conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κόσμῳ θέντες, as etymology of θεοί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of human beings, administer, manage, [τι] κακῶς θέμεν, εὖ θέμεν, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ταῦτ᾽ ἐγὼ θήσω καλῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, administer for oneself, οἶκον εὖ θέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ παρὸν εὖ θέσθαι make the best of one's resources or situation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; συνετῶν ἀνδρῶν (i.e. εἶναι), πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τὸ κοινῶς φοβερὸν ἅπαντας εὖ θέσθαι that all should face the common danger, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wars, quarrels, etc., bring them to a successful issue, but sometimes put a good face on them, patch them up, ἕως ἂν τὸν πόλεμον εὖ θῶνται [Refs]; πόλεμον ἀραμένους οὐ ῥᾴδιον εὐπρεπῶς θέσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄμεινον ἢ τότε ἐθέμεθα τὸν πόλεμον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.VII.2 in the game of πεττεία, κυβεία, Latin tesserae (compare [Refs], to place as skilfully as possible the pieces which have been assigned to one by the luck of the dice, πεττείᾳ τινὶ ἔοικεν ὁ βίος, καὶ δεῖ ὥσπερ ψῆφόν τινα τίθεσθαι τὸ συμβαῖνον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ δεσποτῶν γὰρ εὖ πεσόντα θήσομαι I will take advantage of my master's good luck, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: many of the passages cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B put in a certain state or condition, much the same as ποιεῖν, ποιεῖσθαι, and so often to be rendered by our make:
__B.I followed by an attributive substantive, make one something, with the predicate in apposition, θεῖναί τινα αἰχμητήν, ἱέρειαν, μάντιν, etc., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θεῖναί τινα ἄλοχόν τινος make her another's wife, of a third person who negotiates a marriage, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἥτε με τοῖον ἔθηκεν ὅπως ἐθέλει who has made me such as she will, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σῦς ἔθηκας ἑταίρους thou hast made my comrades swine,[LXX+8th c.BC+]; but γέλων ἔθηκε συνδείπνοις caused them laughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγους εἰς μέτρα τ. put them into verse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.2 with an adjective for the attributive, θεῖναί τινα ἀθάνατον καὶ ἀγήρων make him undying and undecaying, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πηρόν, τυφλόν, ἀφνειὸν τ. τινά, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.2.b of things, ἅλιον πόνον, πόνον οὐκ ἀτέλεστον, πάντα μεταμώνια, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀναστάτους οἴκους τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ πραχθὲν ἀγένητον τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.3 frequently in middle, γυναῖκα or ἄκοιτιν θέσθαι τινά make her one's wife, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παῖδα τὸν αὑτᾶς πόσιν θ. take her own son as husband, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.I.3.b υἱὸν θέσθαι τινά, like{ποιεῖσθαι}, make one's son, adopt, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adopt, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__B.I.3.c generally, προσφιλῆ θέσθαι τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but φίλον ἐμαυτῷ θ. deem my friend, [Refs]; γέλωτα θέσθαι τινά make him one's butt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.4 with infinitive, make one do so and so, τιθέναι τινὰ νικᾶσαι make him conquer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II in reference to mental action, when middle is more frequently than active, lay down. assume, hold, reckon or regard as.. , τί δ᾽ ἐλέγχεα ταῦτα τίθεσθ; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θὲς δή μοι.. now suppose so and so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.2 followed by adverbs, ποῦ χρὴ τίθεσθαι ταῦτ; in what light must we regard these things? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδαμοῦ τιθέναι τι hold of no account, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρόσθεν or ἐπίπροσθέν τινος τιθέναι τι, [Refs]; πόρρω τίθεσθαί τί τινων set far below.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.II.3 followed by Preps., τ. τινὰ ἐν φιλοσόφοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εἰς ὁποτέραν (of two classes) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὸν δῆμον, εἰς τοὺς πλουσίους, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἐν οἰωνῷ τινι τοῦ μέλλοντος, ἐν ἐπαίνῳ, ἐν γέλωτι τίθεσθαι, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; θέσθαι παρ᾽ οὐδέν set at naught, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν παρέργῳ θοῦ με [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάντα ταῦτ᾽ ἐν εὐχερεῖ ἔθου[Refs 5th c.BC+]; θέσθαι τὰ δίκαια ἔκ τινος estimate them by.., [Refs]
__B.II.4 with partitive genitive, ἐμὲ θὲς τῶν πεπεισμένων put me down as one of the convinced, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς ἡμετέρας ἀμελείας ἄν τις θείη might reckon it as due to our carelessness, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.II.5 with infinitive, οὐ τίθημ᾽ ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον I hold not that he lives, count him not as living, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so in middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, θήσω ἀδικοῦντα [αὐτόν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.6 elliptically, lay down, assume, θῶμεν δύο εἴδη (i.e. εἶναι) [Refs]; θήσω οὕτω (i.e. εἶναί τι) [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.II.7 affirm, opposed to αἴρω (deny), τὸ ἐπέκεινα ὄντος οὐ τόδε λέγει- οὐ γὰρ τίθησιν--the phrase 'beyond being' does not denote a 'this' (for it is not an affirmation), [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__C without any attributive word following, make, work, execute, of an artist, ἐν δ᾽ ἐτίθει νειόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; [δόρπον] θησέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__C.2 make, cause, bring to pass, ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φιλότητα, ὅρκια μετ᾽ ἀμφ., [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__C.3 frequently in middle, make or prepare for oneself, θέσθαι κέλευθον make oneself a road, open a way, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τίθεντο δὲ δαῖτα, δόρπα, [Refs 8th c.BC+] are holding a feast, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μεγάλην ἐπιγουνίδα θέσθαι to make oneself, get a large thigh, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θέσθαι μάχην engage in.. , [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἱδρῶτα τίθεσθαι have an access of perspiration, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαρτύρια θέσθαι produce as testimony, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνδρὸς αἰδοίου πρόσοψιν θηκάμενος putting on the aspect of a reverend man, [Refs 5th c.BC+] see at {θήκατ; πόνον πλέω τίθου} work thyself the more annoy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.4 periphrastic for a single Verb. μνηστήρων σκέδασιν θεῖναι make a scattering, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θέμεν κρυφόν, νέμεσιν, αἶνον, for κρύπτειν, νεμεσῦν, αἰνεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑμῖν ἔθηκε σὺν θεοῖς σωτηρίαν (variant{προμηθίαν}) [Refs 5th c.BC+] — also in middle, θέσθαι μάχην, for μάχεσθαι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θέσθαι θυσίαν, γάμον, for θύειν, γαμεῖσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπουδήν, πρόνοιαν θέσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and with genitive, θ. λησμοσύναν, συγγνωμοσύνην τινῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Lithuanian dēti 'lay (eggs, etc.)', Sanskrit dáti 'lay down, place', Latin -do in con-do, etc., Engl. do, doom.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.4.35 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.9.24 ☩ Mark.15.47 ☩ 1Cor.12.18 ☩ Luke.1.66 ☩ Mark.15.19 ☩ Luke.22.41 ☩ LXX.Ps.109.1*}