τίθημι tithēmi

Greek word for “to place” · Strong’s G5087 · used 100 times in 96 verses

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Meaning

τίθημι; 1. causative of κεῖμαι;

How it is translated

Glosses given for tithēmi in context, with how often each is used:

• put 11
• laid 9
• may place 5
• placed 5
• lay down 5
• appointed 5
• have laid 3
• having bowed 3
• lay 3
• will appoint 2
• laying 2
• puts 2

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 5 (5), John 10 (4), Mark 15 (3), John 13 (3), John 19 (3), John 20 (3), Acts 4 (3), Mark 4 (2), Mark 6 (2), Luke 19 (2)

Forms

• ἔθηκεν 11
• ἔθηκαν 7
• ἔθετο 7
• τίθησιν 6
• θῶ 5
• τίθημι 5
• ἔθεντο 4
• θεῖναι 4
• θεὶς 4
• θήσω 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with tithēmi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πούς pous “foot” 12
• μνημεῖον mnēmeion “grave” 8
• ἕως heōs “until” 10
• γόνυ gonu “a knee” 6
• ἐχθρός echthros “enemy” 7
• ψυχή psuchē “soul” 8
• ἀπόστολος apostolos “apostle” 7
• ἄν an “if” 8
• πέτρα petra “rock” 5
• αἴρω airō “to take up” 7
• λίθος lithos “stone” 6
• ὑποπόδιον hupopodion “footstool” 4

Key verses

The verses using tithēmi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 12:18 — Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
• John 10:11 — I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
• John 15:16 — Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye…
• Acts 13:47 — For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
• Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath…
• Romans 4:17 — (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which…
• 1 Corinthians 3:10 — According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take…
• 1 Corinthians 12:28 — And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,…
• 2 Corinthians 5:19 — To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of…
• Hebrews 1:2 — Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
• 1 John 3:16 — Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
• Revelation 1:17 — And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.