ἐπίθεσις epíthesis

Meaning

an imposition (of hands officially)

In the King James Version: laying (putting) on

Derivation: from G2007 (ἐπιτίθημι);

Where it is used

• Acts 8:18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
• 1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
• 2 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
• Hebrews 6:2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.