Midvash

τίθημιtíthēmi

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)

Greek (New Testament) · G5087

Meanings

1. causative of κεῖμαι

(a) to place, lay, set: Luke 6:48, Romans 9:33, and elsewhere; of laying the dead to rest, Mark 15:47, Luke 23:55, John 11:34, Acts 7:16, and elsewhere; followed by ἐπί, with genitive, Luke 8:16, John 19:19, and elsewhere; id. with accusative, Mark 4:21, 2 Corinthians 3:13, and elsewhere; ὑπό, Matthew 5:15, and elsewhere; 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, and elsewhere; 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, and elsewhere; of putting off garments, John 13:4; of laying down life, τ. ψυχήν, John 10:11, John 10:15, John 10:17, John 10:18, John 13:37, John 13:38, John 15:13, 1 John 3:16; of laying by money, παρ’ ἑαυτῷ, 1 Corinthians 16:2; of setting on food, John 2:10; metaphorically, 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, and elsewhere Mid., to make, set or appoint for oneself: Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Timothy 1:12, and elsewhere; followed by 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-, ὑπο-τίθημι).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 100 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
  • Matthew 12:18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
  • Matthew 22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’
  • Matthew 24:51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matthew 27:60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
  • Mark 4:21 Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.