"by-form of τιθέω, to place, set, lay, Mt. 5:15; Mk. 6:56; Lk. 6:48; to produce at table, Jn. 2:10; to deposit, lay, Mt. 27:60; Lk. 23:53; Acts 3:2; to lay down, Lk. 19:21, 22; Jn. 10:11, 15, 17, 18; 1 Jn. 3:16; to lay aside, put off, Jn. 13:4; to allocate, assign, Mt. 24:51; Lk. ..."
Definition and meaning
by-form of τιθέω, to place, set, lay, Mt. 5:15; Mk. 6:56; Lk. 6:48; to produce at table, Jn. 2:10; to deposit, lay, Mt. 27:60; Lk. 23:53; Acts 3:2; to lay down, Lk. 19:21, 22; Jn. 10:11, 15, 17, 18; 1 Jn. 3:16; to lay aside, put off, Jn. 13:4; to allocate, assign, Mt. 24:51; Lk. 12:46; to set, appoint, Jn. 15:16; Acts 13:47; Heb. 1:2; to render, make, Mt. 22:44; Rom. 4:17; 1 Cor. 9:18; mid. to put in custody, Mt. 14:3; Acts 4:3; to reserve, Acts 1:7; to commit as a matter of charge, 2 Cor. 5:19; to set, with design, in a certain arrangement or position, Acts 20:28; 1 Cor. 12:18, 28; 1 Thess. 5:9; 1 Tim. 1:12; pass. 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11; 1 Pet. 2:8; τιθέναι τὰ γόνατα, to kneel down, Mk. 15:19; Lk. 22:41; Acts 7:60; 9:40; 20:36; 21:5; τίθεσθαι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ, to lay to heart, ponder, Lk. 1:66; also, εἰς τὰς καρδίας, Lk. 21:14; to design, resolve, Acts 5:4; also, ἐν πνεύματι, Acts 19:21; also, βουλήν, Acts 17:12; τίθεσθαι εἰς τὰ ὦτα, to give attentive audience to, to listen to retentively, Lk. 9:44
In the original Greek the word is written: τίθημι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of tithemi (G5087) across the King James Bible.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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.
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Common questions
Strong's G5087 (tithemi) is a Greek word that means: by-form of τιθέω, to place, set, lay, Mt. 5:15; Mk. 6:56; Lk. 6:48; to produce at table, Jn. 2:10; to deposit, lay, Mt. 27:60; Lk. 23:53; Acts 3:2; to lay down, Lk. 19:21, 22; Jn. 10:11, 15, 17, 18; 1... It appears 91 times in the King James Bible.
The word tithemi (G5087) appears 91 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5087 is tithemi, a Greek word defined as: by-form of τιθέω, to place, set, lay, Mt. 5:15; Mk. 6:56; Lk. 6:48; to produce at table, Jn. 2:10; to deposit, lay, Mt. 27:60; Lk. 23:53; Acts 3:2; to. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
tithemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.