Strong G1620ἐκτίθημι
to explain/expose
- Transliteration
- ektithēmi
- Pronunciation
- ek-tith'-ay-mee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐκ-τίθημι
[in LXX for נָתַן ni., etc.;]
to set out, expose: Act.7:21, Metaphorical, to set forth, expound: Act.11:4 28:23; with accusative of thing(s), Act.18:26.†
(AS)
[in LXX for נָתַן ni., etc.;]
to set out, expose: Act.7:21, Metaphorical, to set forth, expound: Act.11:4 28:23; with accusative of thing(s), Act.18:26.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1620 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- expound3
- cast1
- when1
First verses
- Acts 7:21And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
- Acts 11:4But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
- Acts 18:26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐκτίθημι
(infinitive -τιθεῖν[Refs (“IG” 7.235.41),)]future -θήσω: perfect -τέθεικα[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 62.4 (2nd c.BC))]:—set out, place outside, πυκινὸν λέχος [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.179)]; expose on a desert island, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 5)]; expose a new-born child, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.112, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 531, etc.; τὸν παῖδ᾽.. ἐξέθηκε δωμάτων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 344:)] —so in passive, τέθνηκε.. θηρσὶν ἐκτεθείς[Refs ([prev. work] 951)]; expose, ἑαυτὸν βέλεσι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Polemo Sophista “Cynegirus” 7:)] —middle, ἐκτίθεσθαι λείαν εἰς Βιθυνούς export it thither, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alcibiades” 29.)]
II set up, offer for a prize, λέβητας ἐκτιθεὶς φέρειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 378; ἆθλα 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.9.4.)]
II.b fix or grant allowances, rates of pay, etc., [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 5.498 (3rd c.BC), “PEdgar” 2.4 (_passive_), etc.)]
II.2 exhibit publicly, post up, νόμους πρὸς τοὺς ἐπωνύμους Decrees cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.83, cf. Legal cited in 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.23; ἔκθεμα “PPetr.” 2p.44 (3rd c.BC))]; ὀνόματα εἰς στοάν [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 577.28 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC):)] —passive, ὅπως ἐκτεθῶσι [οἱ νόμοι] [Refs (“IG” 22.487.6, etc.)]
II.3 expose for sale, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 46.14 (_passive_).)]
III set forth, expound, τὴν πρόθεσιν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica ad Alexandrum” 1437b35; κατὰ γένος 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Char.Praef.” 3)]:—also middle, λόγους καθόλου [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1455b1; τὴν ἑαυτῆς ἐρημίαν 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 12.18, etc.)]
III.2 Philos., predicate separate existence of a thing, explain by means of abstraction, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1086b10.)]
IV middle, set forth, select particular instances of a rule, [ποιεῖν τὴν ἀπόδειξιν] τῶ ἐκθέσθαι [Refs ([prev. author] “APr.” 28a23:)] —passive, τὸ ἐκτεθέν[Refs ([prev. work] 30a11.)]
IV.2 set out terms in syllogistic form, [Refs ([prev. work] 48a1, +others)]
IV.3 isolate in thought, [Refs ([prev. author] “SE” 179a3.)]
IV.4 pick out for separate treatment, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 235a28.)]
IV.5 ἐ. καθόλου set out in general form, [Refs ([prev. author] “Po.” 1455b1.)]
(infinitive -τιθεῖν[Refs (“IG” 7.235.41),)]future -θήσω: perfect -τέθεικα[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 62.4 (2nd c.BC))]:—set out, place outside, πυκινὸν λέχος [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.179)]; expose on a desert island, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 5)]; expose a new-born child, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.112, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 531, etc.; τὸν παῖδ᾽.. ἐξέθηκε δωμάτων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 344:)] —so in passive, τέθνηκε.. θηρσὶν ἐκτεθείς[Refs ([prev. work] 951)]; expose, ἑαυτὸν βέλεσι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Polemo Sophista “Cynegirus” 7:)] —middle, ἐκτίθεσθαι λείαν εἰς Βιθυνούς export it thither, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alcibiades” 29.)]
II set up, offer for a prize, λέβητας ἐκτιθεὶς φέρειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 378; ἆθλα 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.9.4.)]
II.b fix or grant allowances, rates of pay, etc., [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 5.498 (3rd c.BC), “PEdgar” 2.4 (_passive_), etc.)]
II.2 exhibit publicly, post up, νόμους πρὸς τοὺς ἐπωνύμους Decrees cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.83, cf. Legal cited in 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.23; ἔκθεμα “PPetr.” 2p.44 (3rd c.BC))]; ὀνόματα εἰς στοάν [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 577.28 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC):)] —passive, ὅπως ἐκτεθῶσι [οἱ νόμοι] [Refs (“IG” 22.487.6, etc.)]
II.3 expose for sale, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 46.14 (_passive_).)]
III set forth, expound, τὴν πρόθεσιν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica ad Alexandrum” 1437b35; κατὰ γένος 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Char.Praef.” 3)]:—also middle, λόγους καθόλου [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1455b1; τὴν ἑαυτῆς ἐρημίαν 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 12.18, etc.)]
III.2 Philos., predicate separate existence of a thing, explain by means of abstraction, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1086b10.)]
IV middle, set forth, select particular instances of a rule, [ποιεῖν τὴν ἀπόδειξιν] τῶ ἐκθέσθαι [Refs ([prev. author] “APr.” 28a23:)] —passive, τὸ ἐκτεθέν[Refs ([prev. work] 30a11.)]
IV.2 set out terms in syllogistic form, [Refs ([prev. work] 48a1, +others)]
IV.3 isolate in thought, [Refs ([prev. author] “SE” 179a3.)]
IV.4 pick out for separate treatment, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 235a28.)]
IV.5 ἐ. καθόλου set out in general form, [Refs ([prev. author] “Po.” 1455b1.)]