GreekG5087Verb

τίθημι

tithēmi

96Occurrences
G5087Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)

a prolonged form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.causative of κεῖμαι
(a)to place, lay, set
37.Mid., to have put or placed, to place for oneself
(b)to put down, lay down
2.to set, fix, establish
3.to make, appoint
LXX: for שִׁית,נתן,שׂוּם, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

τίθημι appears 96 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
23
John
17
Luke
15
Mark
10
1 Corinthians
7
Matthew
5
Hebrews
3
Revelation
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 12:18BSB

But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

Acts 13:29BSB

When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

Acts 9:37BSB

At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

John 20:2BSB

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!”

Matthew 22:44BSB

‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right handuntil I put Your enemiesunder Your feet.”’

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