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ἐπιτίθημι

epitíthēmi · Greek · Strong's G2007 · 39 occurrences

The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “lade”

What it means

to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G5087 (τίθημι);

How the KJV renders it

add unto, lade, lay upon, put on, set on, x wound

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

lade
also renders phortízō (G5412), ṭâʻan (H2943), kâbad (H3513), ʻâmaç (H6006)
set on
also renders bēma (G968), epibibázō (G1913), epikathízō (G1940), shâphath (H8239)
put on
also renders peribállō (G4016), lâbash (H3847), ʻâṭâh (H5844)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

39 occurrences in the Greek text, first 38 verses shown.

1 Timothy 5:22 · V-PAM-2S
Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
Acts 6:6 · V-AAI-3P
whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Acts 8:17 · V-IAI-3P
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:19 · V-2AAS-1S
saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 9:12 · V-2AAP-ASM
and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
Acts 9:17 · V-2AAP-NSM
Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 13:3 V-2AAP-NPMActs 15:10 V-2AANActs 15:28 V-PMNActs 16:23 V-2AAP-NPMActs 18:10 V-FMI-3SActs 19:6 V-2AAP-GSMActs 28:3 V-2AAP-GSMActs 28:8 V-2AAP-NSMActs 28:10 V-2AMI-3PJohn 9:15 V-AAI-3SJohn 19:2 V-AAI-3PLuke 4:40 V-PAP-NSMLuke 10:30 V-2AAP-NPMLuke 13:13 V-AAI-3SLuke 15:5 V-PAI-3SLuke 23:26 V-AAI-3PMatthew 9:18 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 19:13 V-2AAS-3SMatthew 19:15 V-2AAP-NSMMatthew 21:7 V-AAI-3PMatthew 23:4 V-PAI-3P-ATTMatthew 27:29 V-AAI-3PMatthew 27:37 V-AAI-3PMark 3:16 V-AAI-3SMark 3:17 V-AAI-3SMark 5:23 V-2AAS-2SMark 6:5 V-2AAP-NSMMark 7:32 V-2AAS-3SMark 8:23 V-2AAP-NSMMark 8:25 V-AAI-3SMark 16:18 V-FAI-3PRevelation 22:18 V-2AAS-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.