noun · feminine

epithesias

Greekἐπίθεσις (epithesis)

Strong’sG1936

laying on

stem epithesi-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

laying on4×

What it means

ἐπί-θεσις, -εως, ἡ

(< ἐπιτίθημι), [in LXX: II Ch 25:27 (קֶשֶׁר), Ez 23:11 (עֲגָבָה) II Mac 4:41 5:5 14:15 *;]

1. a laying on: χειρῶν, Ac 8:18, I Ti 4:14, II Ti 1:6, He 6:2 (cf. Westc., He., l.c.; CGT on 1Ti, l.c.).

2. an attack, assault (II Mac, ll.c.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1936 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ith'-es-is

an imposition (of hands officially)

Fromfrom G2007;

King Jameslaying (putting) on.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	epithesias	epithesiais
object accusative	epithesian	epithesiain
direct address vocative	epithesiar	epithesiair
of, belonging to genitive	epithesiau4×ἐπιθέσεως	epithesiaiu
to, for dative	epithesia	epithesiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

epithesistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

epithesia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

epithesiau“laying on”of, belonging togenitive singular4×

Acts 8:18“laying on”horaratos de tos Simōnos hoti dia tau epithesiau taiu cheiraiu toiu apostoloiu dōitō tem pneumem prosferata autoi chrēmeimWhen Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

1 Timothy 4:14“laying on”mē amelasōr teu en si charismeu, hem dōita si dia profēteiau meta epithesiau taiu cheiraiu teu presbuterieu.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.

2 Timothy 1:6“laying on”dia han aitian anamimnēskamō sin anazōpurarō tem charismem tou theou, hem atō en si dia tau epithesiau taiu cheiraiu mu;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.

Hebrews 6:2“laying on”baptismoiu didachan epithesiau tē cheiraiu, anastasiau tē nekroiu kai krimeu aiōnieu.instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.