to lay
Hupotithemi describes setting matters before fellow believers or laying down one’s own neck for another’s life.
The attestations show placing matters before fellow believers in instruction and laying down one’s own neck on behalf of another’s life.
Senses in use
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Set matters before others · common
In 1 Timothy 4:6, the present middle participle occurs in the charge to become a good servant by presenting “these things” to the brothers; the APB renders the clause “By setting these things before the brothers.”
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Lay down for another’s life · common
In Romans 16:4, the aorist active indicative plural describes people acting for the speaker’s life by putting forward their own necks; the APB renders “They laid down their own necks for my life.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two clauses with “setting these things before the brothers” in 1 Timothy 4:6 and “laid down their own necks for my life” in Romans 16:4. These renderings show the clauses rather than establishing a precise English equivalent in isolation.