ἐπίθεσις, ἐπιθησεως, ἡ (ἐπιτίθημι), a laying on, imposition: τῶν χειρῶν, Act_8:18; 1Ti_4:14; 2Ti_1:6; Heb_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): Gen_48:14; Num_27:18; Num_27:23; Deu_34:9; 2Ki_5:11, etc.; Mat_19:13; Mar_16:18; Act_6:6; Act_13:3; Act_19:6, etc. (See B. D. under the word (supplement); McCl. and Strong and Dict. of Chris. Antiq. under the word .)

ἐπίθεσις epithesis 4x the act of placing upon, imposition of hands, Act_8:18 ; 1Ti_4:14 ; 2Ti_1:6 ; Heb_6:2

ἐπί -θεσις , -εως , ἡ ( < ἐπιτίθημι ), [in LXX : 2Ch_25:27 ( H7195 ), Eze_23:11 ( H5691 ) 2Ma_4:41 ; 2Ma_5:5 ; 2Ma_14:15 * ;] 1. a laying on: χειρῶν , Act_8:18 , 1Ti_4:14 , 2Ti_1:6 , Heb_6:2 ( cf. Westc ., He., l.c .; CGT on 1Ti, l.c .). 2. an attack, assault (2Mac, ll.c .).†

ἐπίθεσις [page 239] The only exx. we have found of this word are in the hostile sense of setting upon, attack, machination, e.g. P Rein 17 .9 (B.C. 109) ἐπε ]ὶ οὖν ὑπο [λα ]μβάνω [δ ]ι̣ὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως γ̣ε̣γονέναι Κ̣ωννῶτος , comme j ai lieu d attribuer ce coup ΰ une machination de Konnτs (Ed.), P Oxy II. 283 .15 (A.D. 45) ὃν καὶ ἀγείοχα ( l. ἀγήοχα ) ἐπὶ σὲ μεθ᾽ ἱκανῆς τῆς γεγονοιίας μοι ἐπιθέσεως καὶ πληγῶν ἐπιφορᾶς , I have brought him to you at the expense of a severe and violent attack upon myself (Edd.), ib. VIII. 1121 .7 (A.D. 295) καὶ αὐτὴ γὰρ ἀνυπέρβλητον ἐ̣π̣ι̣θ̣ε̣σ̣ιν καὶ ἁρπαγὴν πάσχουσα πρόσειμι μαρτυρο [μέν ]η τὰ εἴς με ἐπιχειρηθέντα , I therefore, being the victim of a most outrageous attack and robbery, approach you to testify to the assault upon me (Ed.). Cf. Vett. Val. p. 73 .11 ἐξ ὀνειδισμῶν καὶ ἐνέδρας καὶ δόλου καὶ ἐπιθέσεως ἀναγομένους κτλ ., and for ἐπιθέτης ib. p. 16 .11 . Ἐπίθεμα = addition is found in P Oxy III. 500 .14 (A.D. 130), and according to the editors note ad l. it should be rendered higher bid in P Amh II. 85 .21 (A.D. 78) : see further for the word the note on P Giss I. 48 .10 and for the phrase ἱλαστήριον ἐπίθεμα in Exo_25:16 (17) see Deissmann, BS , p. 124 ff.

ἐπίθεσις ἐπίθεσις, εως [Etym: ἐπιτίθημι] "a laying on", τῶν χειρῶν NTest. (from Mid.) "a setting upon, attack", Xen.

ἐπί-θεσις, -εως, ἡ (ἐπιτίθημι), [in LXX: 2Ch.25:27 (קֶשֶׁר), Ez 23:11 (עֲגָבָה) 2Ma.4:41 2Mac 5:5 2Mac 14:15 * ;] __1. a laying on: χειρῶν, Act.8:18, 1Ti.4:14, 2Ti.1:6, Heb.6:2 (cf. Westc., He., l.with; CGT on 1Ti, l.with). __2. an attack, assault (2Mac, ll.with).† (AS)