ἐπίθεσις
epithesis
“laying on”
Definition
an imposition (of hands officially)
from G2007 (ἐπιτίθημι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἐπίθεσις appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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