Epithesis ἐπίθεσις

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Epithesis
ἐπίθεσις
Transliterationepithesis
Strong's numberG1936
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glosslaying on
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent inActs (1)

Epithesis (Greek ἐπίθεσις, Strong's G1936) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “laying on”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἐπί-θεσις, -εως, ἡ
(ἐπιτίθημι), [in LXX: 2Ch.25:27 (קֶשֶׁר), Ez 23:11 (עֲגָבָה) 2Ma.4:41 2Mac 5:5 2Mac 14:15 * ;]
1. a laying on: χειρῶν, Act.8:18, 1Ti.4:14, 2Ti.1:6, Heb.6:2 (cf. Westc., He., l.with; CGT on 1Ti, l.with).
2. an attack, assault (2Mac, ll.with).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVon (4)
BSBlaying (4)

Verses

Every verse with Epithesis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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