paratithēmi (to set before)

Meaning

Usually translated “put he before”, “may set before” and “commit”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

put he before 2
they may set before 2
i commit 2
they set 1
to be set before 1
to set 1
set before 1
i will set before 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Luke 5
Acts 4
Mark 3
Matthew 2
1 Corinthians 1
1 Timothy 1

8 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Matthew 13:24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Matthew 13:31Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Mark 6:41And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Mark 8:6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
Mark 8:7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
Luke 9:16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

All 18 verses, by book

Matthew 2: 13:24 13:31
Mark 3: 6:41 8:6 8:7
Luke 5: 9:16 10:8 11:6 12:48 23:46
Acts 4: 14:23 16:34 17:3 20:32
1 Corinthians 1: 10:27
1 Timothy 1: 1:18
2 Timothy 1: 2:2
1 Peter 1: 4:19

Greek dictionary

παρατίθημι paratithēmi · to set before

παρα-τίθημι [in LXX chiefly for שׂוּם ;] I. Act., to place beside, set before, with accusative and dative: of food, Mrk.6:41 8:6-7, Luk.9:16 11:6; τράπεζαν, Act.16:34; pass. ptcp., Luk.10:8, 1Co.10:27; metaphorically, of teaching, παραβολήν, Mat.13:24, 31. II. Mid., 1. to have set before one (Hom., Thuc., Xen., al.). 2. to deposit with another, give in charge or commit to (Hdt., Xen., Polyb., al.) : with accusative and dative, Luk.12:48 23:46, Act.14:23 20:32, 1Ti.1:18, 2Ti.2:2, 1Pe.4:19. 3. to bring forward, quote as evidence: before ὅτι, Act.17:3 (see Page, in l).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “commit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

COMMIT, verb transitive

Literally, to send to or upon; to throw, put or lay upon. Hence,

To give in trust; to put into the hands or power of another; to entrust; with to.“The things thou hast heard of me, commit to faithful men” 2 Timothy 2:2
To put into any place for preservation; to deposit; as, to commit a passage in a book to memory; to commit the body to the grave.
To put or sent to, for confinement; as, to commit an offender to prison.
To do; to effect or perpetrate; as, to commit murder, treason, felony, or trespass.“Thou shalt not commit adultery” Exodus 20:14

All definitions

To join or put together, for a contest; to match; followed by with; a latinism.
To place in a state of hostility or incongruity.
To expose or endanger by a preliminary step or decision which cannot be recalled; as, to commit the peace of a country by espousing the cause of a belligerent.
To engage; to pledge; or to pledge by implication.
To refer or entrust to a committee, or select number of persons, for their consideration and report; a term of legislation; as, the petition or the bill is committed.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.