τίθημι

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Definition

τίθημι,

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

1. causative of κεῖμαι,

(a) to place, lay, set: Luke 6:48, Romans 9:33, al.; of laying the dead to rest, Mark 15:47, Luke 23:55, John 11:34, Acts 7:16, al.; before ἐπί, with genitive, Luke 8:16, John 19:19, al.; id. with accusative, Mark 4:21, 2 Corinthians 3:13, al.; ὑπό, Matthew 5:15, al.; παρά, Acts 4:35, 37. Mid., to have put or placed, to place for oneself: of putting in prison, Acts 4:3; 5:18, 25, al.; of giving counsel, βουλήν, Acts 27:12; of laying up in one's heart, Luke 1:66; 21:14 ( 1 Samuel 21:12);

(b) to put down, lay down: of bending the knees, τ. γόνατα, to kneel, Mark 15:19, Acts 7:60, al.; of putting off garments, John 13:4; of laying down life, τ. ψυχήν, John 10:11, 15, 17, 18; 13:37, 38; 15:13, 1 John 3:16; of laying by money, παρ ̓ ἑαυτῷ, 1 Corinthians 16:2; of setting on food, John 2:10; metaphorically, of setting forth an idea in symbolism, Mark 4:30.

2. to set, fix, establish: ὑπόδειγμα, 2 Peter 2:6.

3. to make, appoint: Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:43, Acts 2:35, Romans 4:17, al. Mid., to make, set or appoint for oneself: Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Timothy 1:12, al.; before ἵνα, John 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).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τίθημι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

100 total
  1. Matthew 5:15τιθέασιν · put
    Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
  2. Matthew 12:18θήσω · I will put
    “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
  3. Matthew 22:44θῶ · I put
    ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  4. Matthew 24:51θήσει · assign
    Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  5. Matthew 27:60ἔθηκεν · placed
    …and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
  6. Mark 4:21τεθῇ · put [it]; τεθῇ · he set it
    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
  7. Mark 4:30θῶμεν · shall we present
    Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
  8. Mark 6:29ἔθηκαν · placed
    When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
  9. Mark 6:56ἐτίθεσαν · they laid
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  10. Mark 10:16τιθεὶς · placed
    And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
  11. Mark 12:36θῶ · I put
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  12. Mark 15:19τιθέντες · they knelt down
    They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
  13. Mark 15:46ἔθηκεν · placed
    So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
  14. Mark 15:47τέθειται · [His body] was placed
    Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
  15. Mark 16:6ἔθηκαν · they put
    But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
  16. Luke 1:66ἔθεντο · wondered
    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
  17. Luke 5:18θεῖναι · to set
    Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
  18. Luke 6:48ἔθηκεν · laid
    He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
  19. Luke 8:16τίθησιν · puts [it]; τίθησιν · he sets [it]
    No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  20. Luke 9:44Θέσθε · sink
    “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
  21. Luke 11:33τίθησιν · [and] puts it
    No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  22. Luke 12:46θήσει · assign
    The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
  23. Luke 14:29θέντος · if he lays
    Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
  24. Luke 19:21ἔθηκας · you did not deposit
    For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
  25. Luke 19:22ἔθηκα · I did not deposit
    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  26. Luke 20:43θῶ · I make
    …until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
  27. Luke 21:14θέτε · make up
    So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
  28. Luke 22:41θεὶς · He knelt down
    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
  29. Luke 23:53ἔθηκεν · placed
    Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
  30. Luke 23:55ἐτέθη · was placed
    The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
  31. John 2:10τίθησιν · serves
    …and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
  32. John 10:11τίθησιν · lays down
    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
  33. John 10:15τίθημι · I lay down
    …just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
  34. John 10:17τίθημι · lay down
    The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
  35. John 10:18τίθημι · lay it down; θεῖναι · to lay it down
    No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
  36. John 11:34τεθείκατε · have you put
    “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.
  37. John 13:4τίθησιν · laid aside
    So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
  38. John 13:37θήσω · I will lay down
    “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
  39. John 13:38θήσεις · Will you lay down
    “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
  40. John 15:13θῇ · lay down
    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
  41. John 15:16ἔθηκα · I appointed
    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  42. John 19:19ἔθηκεν · posted
    Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  43. John 19:41τεθειμένος · laid
    Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
  44. John 19:42ἔθηκαν · they placed
    And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
  45. John 20:2ἔθηκαν · they have put
    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
  46. John 20:13ἔθηκαν · they have put
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  47. John 20:15ἔθηκας · you have put
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”