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Strong's #5087 - τίθημι
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- to set, put, place
- to place or lay
- to put down, lay down
- to bend down
- to lay off or aside, to wear or carry no longer
- to lay by, lay aside money
- to set on (serve) something to eat or drink
- to set forth, something to be explained by discourse
- to make
- to make (or set) for one's self or for one's use
- to set, fix establish
- to set forth
- to establish, ordain
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τίθημι [τῐ],
2 sg. τιθεῖς Pi. P. 8.11, S. Ph. 992 cod. B (τιθείς LA rec.), E. Cyc. 545 codd. L p (-θείς P, τίθης l), Alc. 890 codd. pler., corrupted to τιθείς Pl. R. 376e Stob., Arr. Epict. 3.22.76, Pl. Euthd. 301e (ἐπι-), Lib. Or. 46.28 (προς-) ; ἐν-τιθεῖς (v.l. -εὶς) Ar. Eq. 717; περι-τιθεῖς BGU 1141.19 (i B.C.); but τίθης is found in Pl. R. l.c. codd. AD, Ar. l.c. cod. A, Lib. Or. 27.11 (προς-), etc., and is taught by Choerob. in Theod. 2.328 H.; τίθησθα Od. 9.404, 24.476, and so in Aeol., Alc. Supp. 4.27 (τίθεισθα Hsch.); 3 sg. τίθησι Il. 4.83, al., and Att.; Dor. τίθητι SIG 331.13 (Megara, iv B.C.), Theoc. 3.48; 3 pl. τιθέασι Th. 5.96, Alex. 128; and Ion. τιθεῖσι Il. 16.262, Hes. Th. 597, Hdt. 2.91 (also A. Ag. 466 (lyr.)); Aeol. τίθεισι (προ-) Schwyzer 631 A 2 (ii B.C.); Dor. τίθεντι IG 12(3).103.10 (Nisvrus); Ion. 3 sg. τιθεῖ Il. 13.732, Mimn. 1.6, Hdt. 1.113, also Arc., SIG 559.16 (Megalop., iii B.C.) (τιθῶ Luc. Ocyp. 43, 81, διατιθῶ cited by A.D. Synt. 290.6): impf. ἐτίθην Pl. Grg. 500b; ἐτίθεις Id. R. 528d, Ar. Nu. 59 (ἐν-), etc.; ἐτίθει Il. 18.541, al., Ar. Ach. 532, Nu. 63 (προς-), etc., τίθει Il. 1.441, al.; Ephesians 3:1-21 pl. τίθεσαν Od. 22.456; τίθεν Pi. P. 3.65; πρό-τιθεν Od. 1.112 (Aristarch.); late ἐτίθουν Acts 4:35; Ion. impf. τίθεσκον Hes Fr. 112; ἐτίθεα (ὑπερ-) Hdt. 3.155: imper. τίθει Il. 1.509, etc.; inf. τιθέναι, not in Hom. or Hes.; τιθήμεναι Il. 23.83; τιθέμεν Hes. Op. 744, Pi. P. 1.40; τιθεῖν Thgn. 286, IG 12(9).189.5 (Eretria); written τιθῖν Byzantion 8.50 (Phrygia, iv A.D.); part. τιθείς, but Ion. pl. τιθεῦντες v.l. in Hdt. 2.91: fut. θήσω, inf. θησέμεναι Il. 12.35, θησέμεν Pi. P. 10.58: aor.1 ἔθηκα, only used in indic., and mostly in sg., for though 3 pl. is common, the 1 and 2 pl. are rare, X. Mem. 4.2.15, (ἀν-) Hyp. Eux. 9; even ἔθηκαν is very rare in early Attic, ἀνέθηκαν IG 2.1620d, 22.2971 (both iv B.C.), but is found in Plb. 8.4.4, etc.; Ephesians 3:1-21 pl. θῆκαν Il. 24.795, etc.: aor. 2 ἔθην, not used in indic. sg., whereas pl. is very common, ἔθεμεν, ἔθετε, ἔθεσαν, θέσαν 12.29, etc.; imper. θές Ar. Lys. 185, etc.; Lacon. 3 sg. σέτω ib. 1081; subj. θῶ, Aeol. and Ion. θέω Sapph. 12, (προς-) Hdt. 1.108, θείω Il. 16.83, al. (for Θή-ω); Ephesians 2:1-22; Ephesians 3:1-21 sg. θήῃς, θήῃ, 6.432, 16.96, Od. 10.301, 341 (sts. with the opt. forms θείης, θείη as v.l.); Ephesians 1:1-23 pl. θέωμεν (disyll.) 24.485, θείομεν (for Θήο-μεν, short-vowel subjunctive) Il. 23.244, Od. 13.364; opt. θείην, 1 pl. θεῖμεν 12.347, Pl. Prt. 343e (θείημεν codd. BT), προς-θεῖμεν Id. R. 370d, and κατα-θεῖτε D. 14.27; 3 pl. θεῖεν S. OC 865; inf. θεῖναι, θέμεναι Il. 2.285, θέμεν Od. 21.3, Hes. Op. 61, 67; Dor. θέμειν IG 12(1).677.13 (Rhodes, iv B.C.); part. θείς Il. 23.254, etc.: pf. τέθηκα Att. Inscrr., IG 22.2490.7 (iv B.C.), (ἀνα-) ib.839.38, 1299.44, 1534.76, also at Delos, ib.11(2).161 A 6 (iii B.C.), etc., and in Papyri, POxy. 1087.42 (i B.C.); τέθεικα PCair.Zen. 324 (iii B.C.), (ὑπο-) PPetr. 3p.53 (iii B.C.), (ἐκ-) UPZ 62.4 (ii B.C.), (ἀνα-) IG 22.1011.71,80 (ii B.C.), (προς-) Str. 1.2.23; hence some editors restore τέθηκα for τέθεικα in Attic authors, as X. Mem. 4.4.19, D. 20.55, 22.16, 27.36, Alex. 15.13; Phocian 3 pl. ἀνα-τεθέκαντι BCH 59.202 (Daulis): — Med. τίθεμαι, 2 sg. τίθεσαι Pl. Tht. 202c; τίθη or τίθῃ dub. in PTeb. 768.9 (ii B.C.); as Pass., AP 11.300 (Pall.); imper. τίθεσο Ar. Pax 1039, Pl. Sph. 237b, τίθου A. Eu. 226, Dor. τίθευσο cj. in AP 9.564 (Nic., τιθεύσω cod., τίθεσσο Plan., cf. ἀφίκευσο); part. τιθήμενος Il. 10.34: fut. θήσομαι 24.402, etc.: aor. 1 ἒθηκάμην, only in indic. and part., and never in Att.; 2 sg. ἐθήκαο Theoc. 29.18; Ephesians 3:1-21 sg. θήκατο Il. 10.31, Hes. Sc. 128; part. θηκάμενος Thgn. 1150, Pi. P. 4.29: aor. 2 ἐθέμην Il. 2.750, etc.; and Lyr. 3 sg. θέτο 10.149, Pi. N. 10.89; imper. θέο Od. 10.333, θοῦ S. OC 466; subj. θῶμαι E. HF 486, etc.; Ephesians 2:1-22 sg. θῆαι Od. 19.403; opt. θείμην S. Ant. 188, etc.; 3 sg. θεῖτο Od. 17.225, A. Pr. 527 (lyr.), Pl. Tht. 195c, etc. (πρός-θοιτο, -θοισθε, ἔν-θοιτο are found in D. 11.6, 21.188, 34.17, but προς-θεῖτο Id. 6.12 codd.; ἐπιθοίμεθα, -θοιντο, Th. 6.34, 11; cf. τιθοῖτο X. Mem. 3.8.10): pf. (v. infr.): — Pass. τίθεμαι SIG 57.25 (Milet., v B.C.), Pl. Lg. 705e, 744a: fut. τεθήσομαι E. El. 1268, Pl. Lg. 730b, D. 24.17: aor. ἐτέθην E. HF 1245, Lys. 31.28, etc. (ἐθέθην IG 14.862 (Cumae, vi B.C.)): pf. τέθειμαι, rare in early Gr., LXX 1 Kings 9:24, Mark 15:47, (προς-) Arist. Mech. 853a35; inf. τεθεῖσθαι Ar. Fr. 327 codd. (but f.l.); part. τεθειμένος Demad. 12, (προ-) X. Hier. 9.11, (δια-) Men. 591; also used in med. sense, D. 21.49, SIG 705.17 (Delph., ii B.C.), BGU 1735.11 (i B.C.), Luc. Somn. 9, (ἐν-) D. 34.16, (προ-) Supp.Epigr. 7.62.6 (Seleucia Pieria, ii B.C.), (συν-) OGI 229.62 (Smyrna, iii B.C.); ὑπεκ-τεθημένος (sic) BCH 54.269 (Rhamnus, iii B.C.); ἀνα-τέθηται (pass. sense) Phld. Mus. p.81 K.; Phocian pf. part. (med. sense) ἀνα-τεθεμένος BCH 59.202 (Daulis): — the Pass. never occurs in Hom., and is generally rare, κεῖμαι being used instead. in local sense, set, put, place, λίθον Il. 21.405, cf. IG 12.373.10, al.; θεμείλια Il. 12.29; τέρματα τ. Od. 8.193; κλισίην, θρόνον τ. τινί, set a stool or chair for him, 4.123, 8.65 (so in Med., set for oneself, δίφρον 20.387); ἐκελήσατο θέμεν τὰν κλίναν, ἐφ' ἇς τὰν Σωστράταν ἔφερον lay down, IG 42(1).122.31 (Epid., iv B.C.); πόδα τ. plant the foot, i.e. walk, run, A. Eu. 294, E. IT 32: so in Med., τετράποδος βάσιν θηρὸς τιθέμενος, i.e. going on all fours, Id. Hec. 1059 (lyr.): the mode is expressed by Advbs. or Preps., with Advbs., τ. τι πυρὸς ἐγγύς, ἀπάνευθε πυρός, Od. 14.518, Il. 18.412; προπάροιθε ποδῶν 20.324; χαμαὶ τ. τὸν πόδα A. Ag. 906; τὰ ἄνω κάτω and τὰ κάτω ἄνω τ. Hdt. 3.3, cf. A. Eu. 651, etc.: with Advbs. implying motion, ἄλλοσε θῆκε Od. 23.184, 204; ἔχεις.. ὅποι θήσεις Pl. R. 479c: — Med., ὅποι.. τιθοῖτο X. Mem. 3.8.10. with Preps. of local sense, θεῖσα στέφανον ἀμφὶ βοστρύχοις E. Med. 1160 (Med., ἀμφ' ὤμοισι τιθήμενον ἔντεα Il. 10.34); ἀνά τινι or τι, as ἂμ βωμοῖσι Il. 8.441; ἀνὰ μυρίκην 10.466; ἐπί τινος, τινι, or τι, as εἵματα ἐπ' ἀπήνης Od. 6.252, cf. Il. 16.223, etc.; ἐπὶ κρατὶ κυνέην 15.480; πέπλον Ἀθηναίης ἐπὶ γούνασι 6.92 (v. infr. 111.2); ἐπὶ [θρόνον τὰ ἱμάτια ] Hdt. 1.9, cf. A. Supp. 483, etc.; τὴν ἀρχὴν (sc. τοῦ ἐπιδέσμου) κατὰ μεσοφρύου, ἐπὶ ἰνίον, etc., Sor. Fasc. 1, 2, al.; ὑπό τινι or τι, as δέμνι' ὑπ' αἰθούσῃ Il. 24.644; ἀμβροσίην ὑπὸ ῥῖνά τινι Od. 4.445: most freq. with the Preps. ἐν or εἰς, put in or put into.., as θῆκεν ἐν ἀκμοθέτῳ ἄκμονα Il. 18.476; τόξα ἐν πυρί 5.215; ἐν κίστῃ ἐδωδήν Od. 6.76; ἐν λεχέεσσι θ. [τινά ] Il. 18.352 (so in Med., ἐς δίφρον ἄρνας θέτο put into the car, 3.310; ὁ θεὸς ἔθετο τὰ μέλη ἐν τῷ σώματι 1 Corinthians 12:18); ἐς λάρνακα, ἐς κάπετον, Il. 24.795, 797; ἐς ταφάς S. Aj. 1110 (Med., ἐν τάφοισι θέσθε Id. OC 1410), cf. Ant. 504, Tr. 1254. in Poets also with dat. only, χρήματα μυχῷ ἄντρου Od. 13.364 (so in Med., κολεῷ ἄορ θέο 10.333), cf. S. Tr. 691, E. Hel. 1064.--The same constructions will be found under many of the following heads.
II Special phrases:
1 θεῖναί τινί τι ἐν χερσίν, ἐν χειρί, put it in his hands, Il. 1.441, 585, etc.; ἐν χερσί or χείρεσσί τινος 6.482, 23.597; οἶνον Ὀδυσσῆϊ ἐν χείρεσσι Od. 14.448; ἐς χεῖρά τινος into his hand, S. Aj. 751.
2. of women, θέσθαι παῖδα, υἱὸν ὑπὸ ζώνῃ, to have a child put under her girdle, i.e. to conceive, h.Ven. 255, 282.
3. ἐν ὄμμασι θέσθαι set before one's eyes, Pi. N. 8.43.
4. set a plant, X. Oec. 19.7, 9. lay a mosaic, PCair.Zen. 665.10, 15 (iii B.C.).
5. θέσθαι τὴν ψῆφον lay one's voting-pebble on the altar, put it into the urn, ἐς τεῦχος οὐ διχορρόπως ψήφους ἔθεντο A. Ag. 816: hence simply, give one's vote, ἐπὶ φόνῳ for death, E. Or. 756 (troch.); ἑωυτῷ in one's own favour, Hdt. 8.123; σὺν τῷ νόμῳ X. Cyr. 1.3.17; εὔφρονα, δικαίαν τὴν ψῆφον τ., A. Supp. 640 (lyr.), Lycurg. 128, etc.; and in Pass., ἔστω δὴ φανερὰ ἡ ψῆφος τιθεμένη Pl. Lg. 855d: also γνώμην θέσθαι, c. inf., give one's opinion, Hdt. 7.82; περὶ ἡμῶν And. 3.21: τίθεσθαι abs., vote, γνώμῃ S. Ph. 1448 codd. (anap., γνώμην Lambinus), Hld. 2.29; μετά τινος A. Supp. 644 (lyr.); ἐναντία τινί Pl. Phlb. 58b; τινι S.E. P. 2.37 codd., Lib. Decl. 1.65.
6. in Hom., θεῖναί τινί τι ἐν στήθεσσι, ἐν φρεσί, etc., put or plant it in his heart, ἐν στήθεσσι τιθεῖ νόον Il. 13.732; βουλὴν ἐν στήθεσσι τ. 17.470; ἔπος ἐν φρεσί 19.121, al.; also μένος δέ οἱ ἐν φρεσὶ θῆκε 21.145: — Med., ἄγριον ἐν στήθεσσι θέτο θυμόν laid up wrath in his heart, treasured it there, 9.629; ἐν φρεσὶ θέσθε αἰδῶ καὶ νέμεσιν 13.121; τοῖσιν κότον αἰνὸν ἔθεσθε harboured enmity against them, 8.449; καθαρὸν θέμενος νόον Thgn. 89; θέμενος ἄγναμπτον νόον A. Pr. 164 (lyr.); ἐνὶ φρεσὶ θέσθαι, c. inf., bear
τιθέω, equivalent to τίθημι, which see
STRONGS NT 5087: τίθημι τίθημι, 3 person plural τιθέασιν (Matthew 5:15; (Winers Grammar, § 14, 1 a.; Buttmann, 44 (38))); imperfect (from τιθέω) 3 person singular ἐτίθει (2 Corinthians 3:13), 3 person plural ἐτίθουν (Mark 6:56 (R G L); Acts 3:2; Acts 4:35) (and (T Tr WH in Mark, the passage cited) ἐτίθεσαν, cf. Buttmann, 45 (39); WH's Appendix, p. 167); future θήσω; 1 aorist ἔθηκα; 2 aorist (ἕθην) subjunctive θῶ (impv. 2 person plural θέτε, Luke 21:14 L T Tr WH (for R G 2 aorist middle imperative θέσθε)), infinitive θεῖναι, participle θείς; perfect τέθεικά; passive, present 3 person singular τίθεται (Mark 15:47 R G); perfect 3 person singular τέθειται (Mark 15:47 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἐτέθην; 2 aorist middle ἐθέμην (2 person singular ἔθου, Acts 5:4); (see ἐπιτίθημι); from Homer down; the Sept. mostly for שׂוּם and הֵשִׂים, נָתַן, שׁוּת and הֵשִׁית, הַנִיחַ, etc.:
1. to set, put, place, i. e. causative of κεῖσθαι; hence,
a. to place or lay: τί, as θεμέλιον (Luke 6:48);
b. to put down, lay down; i. e. α. to bend downward: τά γόνατα, to bend or bow the knees, to kneel, Mark 15:19; Luke 22:41; Acts 7:60; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5 (Latingenua pono, Ovid. fast. 2, 438; Curt. 8, 7, 13). β. like Latinpono (cf. Klotz, under the word; (Harpers' Dictionary, under the word, I. Buttmann, 9)), to lay off or aside, to wear or carry no longer: τά ἱμάτια (Latinvestes pono), John 13:4 (Plutarch, Alc. 8); τήν ψυχήν, to lay down, give up, one's life, John 10:17f; with ὑπέρ τίνος added, John 10:11, 15; John 13:37; John 15:13; 1 John 3:16 (ἔθηκε (or τεθεικεν) τήν σάρκα αὐτοῦ κύριος, the Epistle of Barnabas 6, 3 [ET] (irrelevant; see the passage); unlike the Latin phrasesvitam ponere, Cicero, ad fam. 9, 24, 4; Propertius, eleg. 2, 10, 43; (animam ponere), Sil. Ital. 10, 303; spiritum ponere, Valerius Maximus, 7, 8, 8, since these phrases mean only to die; more like the expression prius animam quam odium deponere, Nepos, Hann. 1, 3). γ. to lay by, lay aside money: παῥ ἑαυτῷ, 1 Corinthians 16:2.
c. to set on (serve) something to eat or drink: οἶνον, John 2:10 (Xenophon, mem. 3, 14, 1; so also Latinpono; cf. Klotz as above, p. 822a; (Harpers' Dict. under the word, I. B. 8)).
d. to set forth, something to be explained by discourse: τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν παραβολή, Mark 4:30 L text T Tr text WH (on this passage, see παραβολή, 2).
2. to make (Latinconstituo), τινα with a predicate accusative: τινα ὑποδιον, Matthew 22:44 (where L T Tr WH ὑποκάτω, put underneath); Mark 12:36 (WH ὑποκάτω); Luke 20:43; Acts 2:35; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 10:13 (from Psalm 109:1
3. to set, fix, establish (Latinstatuo);
a. to set forth (German aufstellen): ὑπόδειγμα, 2 Peter 2:6.
b. to establish, ordain, (German festsetzen, anordnen): νόμον, to enact, Galatians 3:19 Griesbach (very often in secular authors from Herodotus down, both in the active and the middle; cf. Passow, under the word, III. 3 b.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word A. III. 5)). (Compare: ἀνατίθημι, προσανατίθημι, ἀποτίθημι, διατίθημι, ἀντιδιατίθημι, ἐκτίθημι, ἐπιτίθημι, συνεπιτίθημι, κατατίθημι, συνκατατιθημι, μετατίθημι, παρατίθημι, περιτίθημι, προτίθημι, προστίθημι, συντίθημι, ὑποτίθημι.)
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τίθημι ,
[in LXX for H7760, H5414, H7896, 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.; seq. ἐπί , c. gen., Luke 8:16, John 19:19, al.; id. c. acc, Mark 4:21, 2 Corinthians 3:13, al.; ὑπό , Matthew 5:15, al.; παρά , Acts 4:35; Acts 4:37. Mid., to have put or placed, to place for oneself: of putting in prison, Acts 4:3; Acts 5:18; Acts 5:25, al.; of giving counsel, βουλήν , Acts 27:12; of laying up in one's heart, Luke 1:66; Luke 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; John 10:15; John 10:17-18; John 13:37-38; John 15:13, 1 John 3:16; of laying by money, παρ᾿ ἑαυτῷ , 1 Corinthians 16:2; of setting on food, John 2:10; metaph., 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.; seq. 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 -, ὐπο -τίθημι ).
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metaphorically ";am puffed up,"; ";am haughty,"; is confined in the NT to the Pastoral Epp. (1 Timothy 3:6, al.). For the subst. τῦφος = ";conceit,"; ";vanity,"; cf. Cic. ad Att. xiii. 29. 2 (cited s.v. τροποφορέω), Vett. Val. p. 150.2 ἵνα μὴ δόξω διὰ τῦφον ταῦτα ποιεῖν, and for the adj. τυφώδης, see ib. pp. 23, 124, and cf. Durham Menander, p. 97.
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