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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