What does ἐπιτίθημι · ὦμος mean in the Bible?
ἐπιτίθημι · ὦμος is a Greek phrase meaning "places it upon his shoulders".
To impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) · the shoulder (as that on which burdens are borne)
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ἐπιτίθημι · ὦμος is a Greek phrase meaning "places it upon his shoulders".
Full entry for ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους αὐτοῦ (G2007, G5606) · Open the biblical lexicon
ἐπιτίθημι · ὦμος is a Greek phrase meaning "places it upon his shoulders".
G2007, G5606 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Greek phrase. places it upon his shoulders
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How this verb appears across 39 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
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