UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to put, to place

Semantic entry: 85.32

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Put, Place

Definition: to put or place in a particular location{N:001}

Sense 2: to appoint, to designate, to assign, to give a task to

Semantic entry: 37.96

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Assign to a Role or Function

Definition: to assign someone to a particular task, function, or role

Sense 3: to remove, to take off

Semantic entry: 49.21

Semantic domains: Activities Involving Clothing and Adorning

Definition: to remove or take off clothing

Sense 4: to explain, to make clear

Semantic entry: 33.151

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Interpret, Mean, Explain

Definition: to explain something, presumably by putting forward additional or different information

Sense 5: to deposit, to put in a bank

Semantic entry: 57.217

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Lend, Loan, Interest, Borrow, Bank

Definition: to deposit money with a banker, with the intent of earning interest

Sense 6: to cause to be, to make to be, to make, to result in, to bring upon, to bring about

Semantic entry: 13.9

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: State

Definition: to cause a state to be{N:003}

Sense 7: to make experience, to subject to

Semantic entry: 90.86

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: To Cause To Experience

Definition: to cause someone to experience, with the implication of subjecting a person to something

Sense 8: to advise, to recommend

Semantic entry: 33.296

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Advise

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to put a plan) to suggest a plan of action

Collocations: τίθημι βουλήν

Sense 9: to listen carefully to

Semantic entry: 24.64

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: Hear

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to put into the ears) to listen carefully to, with the implication of not forgetting

Notes: For another interpretation of this idiom in RV LUK 9:44 · LV LUK 9:44 · Read together LUK 9:44, see 29.5: οὖς / 29.5: τίθημι.

Collocations: τίθεμαι εἰς τὰ ὦτα

Sense 10: to bear in mind, to remember well, to not forget

Semantic entry: 29.5

Semantic domains: Memory and Recall

Subdomains: Storing of Information

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to place in the ears) to continue to bear something in mind

Notes: For another interpretation of the idiom τίθεμαι εἰς τὰ ὦτα in RV LUK 9:44 · LV LUK 9:44 · Read together LUK 9:44, see 24.64: οὖς / 24.64: τίθημι.

Collocations: τίθεμαι εἰς τὰ ὦτα

Sense 11: to treasure up in the heart, to store in the mind as valuable

Semantic entry: 29.2

Semantic domains: Memory and Recall

Subdomains: Storing of Information

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to place in the heart) to store information in the mind, with the implication of its being valuable

Collocations: τίθεμαι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ

Sense 12: to make up one’s mind, to decide

Semantic entry: 30.76

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Decide, To Conclude

Definition: (idioms, literally: to place in the heart, and: to place in the mind) to engage in the process of deciding

Notes: It is also possible to interpret the phrase ἐν τῷ πνεύματι in RV ACT 19:21 · LV ACT 19:21 · Read together ACT 19:21 as being a reference to the Holy Spirit and accordingly, the passage may be translated as ‘Paul, led by the Spirit, decided to travel through Macedonia.’

Collocations: τίθημι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ; τίθεμαι ἐν τῷ πνεύματι

Sense 13: to turn over to, to put at someone’s disposal

Semantic entry: 57.82

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Give

Definition: (idioms, literally: to put at someone’s feet) to present something to someone who is reckoned as having superior status or position

Collocations: τίθημι παρὰ τοὺς πόδας; τίθημι πρὸς τοὺς πόδας

Sense 14: to kneel down, to kneel

Semantic entry: 17.19

Semantic domains: Stances and Events Related to Stances

Subdomains: Kneel

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to place the knees, a Latinism) to kneel down before, with the implication of an act of reverence or of supplication

Notes: In a number of cultures, kneeling does not imply either reverence or an act of supplication. In some instances translators have used a functional substitute involving a similar type of stance, namely, ‘to bow low before,’ but it may be necessary to use a more or less literal description of ‘kneeling before’ and then to place in a marginal note an indication of the implications of such an act.

Collocations: τίθημι τὰ γόνατα

Sense 15: to die voluntarily, to die willingly

Semantic entry: 23.113

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Live, Die

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to lay down one’s life) to die, with the implication of voluntary or willing action

Notes: Though in English the phrases ‘to lay down one’s life’ or ‘to give one’s life’ do suggest a voluntary dying, a literal rendering of such expressions in other languages would not necessarily imply the same. It may therefore be necessary to use such expressions as ‘to die willingly’ or ‘to die without resisting.’ In some languages ‘willingly’ is expressed primarily as a negation of objecting, for example, ‘I will not object to dying.’

Collocations: τὴν ψυχὴν τίθημι