Lexical Summary epithesis: a laying on, an assault Original Word: ἐπίθεσιςTransliteration: epithesis Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ith'-es-is) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a laying on, an assault Meaning: a laying on, an assault Strong's Concordance assault, impositionFrom epitithemi; an imposition (of hands officially) -- laying (putting) on. see GREEK epitithemi Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1936: ἐπίθεσιςἐπίθεσις, ἐπιθησεως, ἡ (ἐπιτίθημι), a laying on, imposition: τῶν χειρῶν, Acts 8:18; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 6:2. The imposition of hands, χειροθεσια, was a sacred rite transmitted by the Jews to the Christians, and employed in praying for another, or in conferring upon him divine blessings, especially bodily health, or the Holy Spirit (at the administration of baptism and the inauguration to their office of the teachers and ministers of the church): Genesis 48:14; Numbers 27:18, 23; Deuteronomy 34:9; 2 Kings 5:11, etc.; Matthew 19:13; Mark 16:18; Acts 6:6; Acts 13:3; Acts 19:6, etc. (See B. D. under the word |
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