Epithesis denotes the act of placing hands on someone, connected in these verses with gifts, the Spirit, and instruction.

The attested use denotes an act of placing hands on someone: it is connected with a gift in 1 Timothy 4:14 and 2 Timothy 1:6, with the Spirit being given in Acts 8:18, and with a listed instruction in Hebrews 6:2.

1. Placing hands on someone · dominant

   All four occurrences use the genitive singular feminine form in clauses concerning the placing of hands. In 1 Timothy 4:14 the APB renders a gift as given when elders “laid their hands on you”; in 2 Timothy 1:6 and Acts 8:18 it renders “through the laying on of” hands in connection with a gift and the Spirit, while Hebrews 6:2 includes it among items of instruction.

   1 Timothy 4:142 Timothy 1:6Acts 8:18Hebrews 6:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “laid their hands on you” in 1 Timothy 4:14 and “the laying on of” hands in the other verses. These renderings confirm the clauses' shared action rather than establish separate meanings.