Greek · G2007, G1909, G5606

ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους

To impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) · upon/to/against · the shoulder (as that on which burdens are borne)

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ἐπιτίθημι G2007 to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)

Pronunciation epitíthēmi

To place upon or impose, often physically; can shift from beneficial (laying on hands) to hostile (inflicting blows).

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ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against

Pronunciation epí

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ὦμος G5606 the shoulder (as that on which burdens are borne)

Pronunciation ōmos

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What does ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους (epitithēsin epi tous ōmous) mean in the Bible?

ἐπιτίθημι · ἐπί · ὦμος is a Greek phrase meaning "To place upon the shoulders.".

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What does ἐπιτίθημι · ἐπί · ὦμος mean in the Bible?

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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2007, G1909, G5606?

G2007, G1909, G5606 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. To place upon the shoulders.

Strong's G2007, G1909, G5606

Lexical occurrences 39 verses Word forms 5 forms 39 references

Source Gloss

To place upon the shoulders.

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 39 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive, Middle

Tenses

Aorist Present Future Imperfect

Voices

Active Passive Middle

Indicative states a fact or reality 18×

Aorist Active Matt 21:7 · Matt 27:29 · Matt 27:37 · Luke 23:26 · John 19:2 · Acts 6:6 · Mark 3:16 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 8:25 · Luke 13:13 · John 9:15 11×

Present Active Matt 23:4 · Luke 15:5 2×

Future Active Mark 16:18 · Rev 22:18 2×

Imperfect Active Acts 8:17 1×

Future Middle Acts 18:10 1×

Aorist Middle Acts 28:10 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 12×

Aorist Active Matt 19:15 · Mark 6:5 · Mark 8:23 · Acts 9:17 · Acts 28:8 · Luke 10:30 · Acts 13:3 · Acts 16:23 · Acts 19:6 · Acts 28:3 · Acts 9:12 11×

Present Active Luke 4:40 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 5×

Aorist Active Matt 19:13 · Mark 7:32 · Rev 22:18 · Mark 5:23 · Acts 8:19 5×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Aorist Active Matt 9:18 1×

Present Active 1 Tim 5:22 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Aorist Active Acts 15:10 1×

Present Passive Acts 15:28 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 39 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 12 ongoing 2 prospective 3 imperative 2 background 1 subjunctive 5 infinitive 2 participle 12

Tense

aorist 30 present 5 future 3 imperfect 1

Voice

active 36 middle 2 passive 1

Mood

indicative 18 participle 12 subjunctive 5 imperative 2 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 9:18 ἐπίθες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:13 ἐπιθῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:15 ἐπιθεὶς aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:7 ἐπέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:4 ἐπιτιθέασιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:29 ἐπέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:37 ἐπέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:16 ἐπέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:17 ἐπέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:23 ἐπιθῇς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:5 ἐπιθεὶς aorist active participle participle Mark 7:32 ἐπιθῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:23 ἐπιθεὶς aorist active participle participle Mark 8:25 ἐπέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:18 ἐπιθήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 4:40 ἐπιτιθεὶς present active participle participle Luke 10:30 ἐπιθέντες aorist active participle participle Luke 13:13 ἐπέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:5 ἐπιτίθησιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 23:26 ἐπέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:15 ἐπέθηκέν aorist active indicative completed John 19:2 ἐπέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 6:6 ἐπέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 8:17 ἐπετίθεσαν imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:19 ἐπιθῶ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 9:12 ἐπιθέντα aorist active participle participle Acts 9:17 ἐπιθεὶς aorist active participle participle Acts 13:3 ἐπιθέντες aorist active participle participle Acts 15:10 ἐπιθεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:28 ἐπιτίθεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 16:23 ἐπιθέντες aorist active participle participle Acts 18:10 ἐπιθήσεταί future middle indicative prospective Acts 19:6 ἐπιθέντος aorist active participle participle Acts 28:10 ἐπέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 28:3 ἐπιθέντος aorist active participle participle Acts 28:8 ἐπιθεὶς aorist active participle participle 1 Timothy 5:22 ἐπιτίθει present active imperative imperative Revelation 22:18 ἐπιθῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 22:18 ἐπιθήσει future active indicative prospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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