τίθημι (G5087) — Greek Lexicon

τίθημι

títhēmi

G5087 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To place, set, or put (something or someone) at a particular location or in a specific condition; extends to a wide range of contexts including arranging objects, establishing conditions, appointing persons to roles, and instituting actions or intentions. The core meaning is to cause something or someone to occupy a position or state, whether literal (to lay or set down) or figurative (to establish, appoint, determine, commit). In Koine, it can also signify setting forth a plan, making a determination, or depositing (as in trust).

Semantic Range

to put or place (physically), to lay (down, aside, up), to set in position, to set forth (as a plan or law), to establish (circumstances, offices, persons), to appoint or assign, to determine or decide, to deposit (entrust), to dedicate, to commit, to ordain, to purpose as an intention

Root / Etymology

From the root τίθημι (τίθη-), with PIE root *dheh₁- 'to put, to place, to do.' No certain relationship to non-Greek roots. Closely related to other Greek verbs of placing or setting, such as ἵστημι (to stand, set upright) and κεῖμαι (to lie, be lain). τίθημι, by contrast, focuses on the action of causing something to be placed, most commonly in a prone or resting position.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Used extensively in classical, Hellenistic, and Koine Greek with very broad application. Distinguished from ἵστημι (to cause to stand, often signifying a vertical or upright status) and κεῖμαι (to lie, emphasizing the resultant state of being placed or set down). τίθημι emphasizes the action of placing or appointing rather than the final state itself. In legal and social contexts, it can denote the setting forth of laws, decrees, or purposes (e.g., setting a value, establishing a covenant). In the NT and LXX, it is used for laying objects down, appointing positions or roles (e.g., apostles, elders), depositing trust (as in entrustment), or determining plans. The range extends into metaphorical senses, such as laying down one's life or setting one's mind/heart. English translations may obscure its full flexibility, sometimes rendering it as 'make,' 'appoint,' 'establish,' 'lay,' or 'set,' depending on context.

Translation Consistency

primary "place" 39 occurrences

“Place” best captures the wide, typical semantic range of τίθημι — physical putting/setting, laying down, and the common figurative senses (establish, appoint, set forth, deposit/entrust, dedicate). It is natural English, versatile for literal and idiomatic contexts, and matches the most frequent P2 renderings (placed/place) while remaining easy to inflect consistently across forms.

Alternatives (11 occurrences):

"put" (3x) "appointed" (3x) "set" (2x) "set for yourself" (1x) "set for yourselves" (1x) "having knelt down" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a prolonged form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses); to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from ἵστημι, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while κεῖμαι is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate):--+ advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, X kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down.

Root Family

τιθη- (diathḗkē) — to place, to set, to arrange

Root τιθη- to put, to place, to set, to establish

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
G1242	διαθήκη	solemn arrangements
G2698	κατατίθημι	to deposit for oneself

Word Forms

42 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G5087-07`	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	laid	he placed	he placed	11
`G5087-05`	ἔθηκαν	ethekan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they laid	they placed	they placed	7
`G5087-10`	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	has set	he set for himself	he placed for himself	7
`G5087-41`	τίθησιν	tithesin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	puts	places	places	6
`G5087-34`	θῶ	tho	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	make	I may place	I may place	5
`G5087-38`	τίθημι	tithemi	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	lay down	I place	I place	5
`G5087-08`	ἔθεντο	ethento	`V AOR MID IND 3P PL`	advised	they set for themselves	they placed for themselves	4
`G5087-24`	θεῖναι	theinai	`V AOR ACT INF`	lay	to place	to place	4
`G5087-25`	θεὶς	theis	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having placed	having placed	having placed	4
`G5087-04`	ἔθηκα	etheka	`V AOR ACT IND 1P SG`	appointed	I placed	I placed	3
`G5087-31`	θήσω	theso	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	I may make	I will set	I will place	3
`G5087-02`	ἐτέθην	etethen	`V AOR PASS IND 1P SG`	I was appointed	I was placed	I was appointed	2
`G5087-03`	ἐτέθησαν	etethesan	`V AOR PASS IND 3P PL`	they were appointed	they were placed	they were placed	2
`G5087-06`	ἔθηκας	ethekas	`V AOR ACT IND 2P SG`	you have laid	you placed	you placed	2
`G5087-14`	ἐτίθουν	etithoun	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL`	they-laid	they were placing	they were placing	2
`G5087-15`	τεθῇ	tethe	`V AOR PASS SUBJ 3P SG`	it be placed	may be placed	may be placed	2
`G5087-16`	τέθεικά	tetheika	`V PRF ACT IND 1P SG`	I have made	I have placed	I have placed	2
`G5087-23`	θῇ	the	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	he puts	may place	he may place	2
`G5087-26`	θέμενος	themenos	`V AOR MID PTCP NOM M SG`	having committed	having placed for himself	having placed	2
`G5087-29`	θήσει	thesei	`V FUT ACT IND 3P SG`	he will appoint	he/she/it will set	he/she/it will place	2
`G5087-39`	τιθέναι	tithenai	`V PRS ACT INF`	laid	to place	to place	2
`G5087-01`	ἐτέθη	etethe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	was laid	was placed	was placed	1
`G5087-09`	ἔθεσθε	ethesthe	`V AOR MID IND 2P PL`	you put	you set for yourselves	you set for yourselves	1
`G5087-11`	ἔθου	ethou	`V AOR MID IND 2P SG`	have you put	you set for yourself	you set for yourself	1
`G5087-12`	ἐτίθει	etithei	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG`	put	was placing	was placing	1
`G5087-13`	ἐτίθεσαν	etithesan	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL`	they laid	they were placing	they were placing	1
`G5087-17`	τεθείκατε	tetheikate	`V PRF ACT IND 2P PL`	have you laid	you have set in place	you have laid	1
`G5087-18`	τεθεικώς	tetheikos	`V PRF ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having set	having set in place	having set in place	1
`G5087-19`	τεθειμένος	tetheimenos	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM M SG`	laid	having been placed	laid	1
`G5087-20`	τέθειται	tetheitai	`V PRF PASS IND 3P SG`	he was laid	has been set	has been set	1
`G5087-21`	τεθῆναι	tethenai	`V AOR PASS INF`	to be placed	to be placed	to be placed	1
`G5087-22`	τεθῶσιν	tethosin	`V AOR PASS SUBJ 3P PL`	they may be placed	they might be placed	they might be placed	1
`G5087-27`	θέντες	thentes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	having placed	having placed	having placed	1
`G5087-28`	θέντος	thentos	`V AOR ACT PTCP GEN M SG`	he hath laid	having placed	having placed	1
`G5087-30`	θήσεις	theseis	`V FUT ACT IND 2P SG`	will you lay down	you will place	you will place	1
`G5087-32`	θέσθε	thesthe	`V AOR MID IMP 2P PL`	Let sink	Set for yourselves	Set for yourselves	1
`G5087-33`	θέτε	thete	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	settle	Place for yourselves	Place for yourselves	1
`G5087-35`	θῶμεν	thomen	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P PL`	shall we set	let us set	let us set	1
`G5087-36`	τιθέασιν	titheasin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	put	they place	they place	1
`G5087-37`	τιθεὶς	titheis	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	laying	placing	placing	1
`G5087-40`	τιθέντες	tithentes	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	bowing	placing	placing	1
`G5087-42`	τιθέτω	titheto	`V PRS ACT IMP 3P SG`	let put	let him place	let him place	1

Occurrences in Scripture

100 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G5087-10`	Acts 1:7	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	has set	he set for himself	he placed for himself
`G5087-34`	Acts 2:35	θῶ	tho	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	make	I may place	I may place
`G5087-14`	Acts 3:2	ἐτίθουν	etithoun	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL`	they-laid	they were placing	they were placing
`G5087-08`	Acts 4:3	ἔθεντο	ethento	`V AOR MID IND 3P PL`	they put	they set for themselves	they put
`G5087-14`	Acts 4:35	ἐτίθουν	etithoun	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL`	they were laying	they were placing	they were placing
`G5087-07`	Acts 4:37	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	laid	he placed	he placed
`G5087-07`	Acts 5:2	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	laid it	he placed	he placed
`G5087-11`	Acts 5:4	ἔθου	ethou	`V AOR MID IND 2P SG`	have you put	you set for yourself	you set for yourself
`G5087-39`	Acts 5:15	τιθέναι	tithenai	`V PRS ACT INF`	laid	to place	to place
`G5087-08`	Acts 5:18	ἔθεντο	ethento	`V AOR MID IND 3P PL`	put	they set for themselves	they put
`G5087-09`	Acts 5:25	ἔθεσθε	ethesthe	`V AOR MID IND 2P PL`	you put	you set for yourselves	you set for yourselves
`G5087-03`	Acts 7:16	ἐτέθησαν	etethesan	`V AOR PASS IND 3P PL`	were laid	they were placed	they were placed
`G5087-25`	Acts 7:60	θεὶς	theis	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having placed	having placed	having placed
`G5087-05`	Acts 9:37	ἔθηκαν	ethekan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they laid	they placed	they placed
`G5087-25`	Acts 9:40	θεὶς	theis	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	knelt down	having placed	having knelt down
`G5087-10`	Acts 12:4	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	he put	he set for himself	he put
`G5087-05`	Acts 13:29	ἔθηκαν	ethekan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	laid	they placed	they placed
`G5087-16`	Acts 13:47	τέθεικά	tetheika	`V PRF ACT IND 1P SG`	I have set	I have placed	I have placed
`G5087-10`	Acts 19:21	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	resolved	he set for himself	he placed for himself
`G5087-10`	Acts 20:28	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	has made	he set for himself	he placed for himself
`G5087-25`	Acts 20:36	θεὶς	theis	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	he knelt down	having placed	having placed
`G5087-27`	Acts 21:5	θέντες	thentes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	having placed	having placed	having placed
`G5087-08`	Acts 27:12	ἔθεντο	ethento	`V AOR MID IND 3P PL`	advised	they set for themselves	they placed for themselves
`G5087-16`	Romans 4:17	τέθεικά	tetheika	`V PRF ACT IND 1P SG`	I have made	I have placed	I have placed
`G5087-38`	Romans 9:33	τίθημι	tithemi	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	I lay	I place	I place
`G5087-39`	Romans 14:13	τιθέναι	tithenai	`V PRS ACT INF`	to put	to place	to place
`G5087-04`	1 Corinthians 3:10	ἔθηκα	etheka	`V AOR ACT IND 1P SG`	I laid	I placed	I placed
`G5087-24`	1 Corinthians 3:11	θεῖναι	theinai	`V AOR ACT INF`	lay	to place	to place
`G5087-31`	1 Corinthians 9:18	θήσω	theso	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	I may make	I will set	I may set
`G5087-10`	1 Corinthians 12:18	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	has set	he set for himself	set
`G5087-10`	1 Corinthians 12:28	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	has set	he set for himself	he placed for himself
`G5087-23`	1 Corinthians 15:25	θῇ	the	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	he puts	may place	he may place
`G5087-42`	1 Corinthians 16:2	τιθέτω	titheto	`V PRS ACT IMP 3P SG`	let put	let him place	let him place
`G5087-12`	2 Corinthians 3:13	ἐτίθει	etithei	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG`	put	was placing	was placing
`G5087-26`	2 Corinthians 5:19	θέμενος	themenos	`V AOR MID PTCP NOM M SG`	having committed	having placed for himself	having placed
`G5087-10`	1 Thessalonians 5:9	ἔθετο	etheto	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	appointed	he set for himself	appointed
`G5087-26`	1 Timothy 1:12	θέμενος	themenos	`V AOR MID PTCP NOM M SG`	putting	having placed for himself	having placed for himself
`G5087-02`	1 Timothy 2:7	ἐτέθην	etethen	`V AOR PASS IND 1P SG`	I was appointed	I was placed	I was appointed
`G5087-02`	2 Timothy 1:11	ἐτέθην	etethen	`V AOR PASS IND 1P SG`	I was appointed	I was placed	I was appointed
`G5087-07`	Hebrews 1:2	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	he appointed	he placed	he placed
`G5087-34`	Hebrews 1:13	θῶ	tho	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	make	I may place	I may place
`G5087-22`	Hebrews 10:13	τεθῶσιν	tethosin	`V AOR PASS SUBJ 3P PL`	they may be placed	they might be placed	they might be placed
`G5087-38`	1 Peter 2:6	τίθημι	tithemi	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	I lay	I place	I place
`G5087-03`	1 Peter 2:8	ἐτέθησαν	etethesan	`V AOR PASS IND 3P PL`	they were appointed	they were placed	they were placed
`G5087-18`	2 Peter 2:6	τεθεικώς	tetheikos	`V PRF ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having set	having set in place	having set in place
`G5087-07`	1 John 3:16	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	laid down	he placed	he placed
`G5087-24`	1 John 3:16	θεῖναι	theinai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to lay down	to place	to place
`G5087-07`	Revelation 1:17	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	he laid	he placed	he placed
`G5087-07`	Revelation 10:2	ἔθηκεν	etheken	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	he set	he placed	he placed
`G5087-21`	Revelation 11:9	τεθῆναι	tethenai	`V AOR PASS INF`	to be placed	to be placed	to be placed

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