τίθημι [ῐ], (from Root ΘΕ), τίθης Ep. τίθησθα; τίθησι Dor. τίθητι; 3 pl. τιθέασι, Ion. τιθεῖσι; also 2 and 3 sing. τιθεῖς, τιθεῖ (as if from τιθέω):—Impf. ἐτίθην, ἐτίθης, ἐτίθη, Ep. τίθη; also 2nd and 3rd ἐτίθεις, ἐτίθει, Ep. 3 pl. τίθεσαν, τίθεν, late ἐτίθουν; Ion. impf. ἐτίθεα:—imperat. τίθει:—inf. τιθέναι, Ep. also τιθήμεναι, τιθέμεν:—F. θήσω, Ep. inf. θησέμεναι, θησέμεν:—Aor. ἔθηκα, only in indic.; Ep. 3 pl. θῆκαν:—Aor. 2 ἔθην, not used in indic. sing., pl. ἔθεμεν, ἔθετε, ἔθεσαν Ep. θέσαν; imperat. θές; subj. θῶ, Ion. θέω, Ep. θείω, Ep. 2 and 3 sing. θείῃς, θείῃ, 1 pl. θέωμεν, θείομεν for θείωμεν: opt. θείην, 1 pl. θείημεν and θεῖμεν, 3 pl. θεῖεν: inf. θεῖναι Ep. θέμεναι, θέμεν: part. θείς:—Pf. τέθεικα:—Med. τίθεμαι, 2 sing. τίθεσαι: imperat. τίθεσο, τιθοῦ, Ep. τίθεσσο; Ep. part. τιθήμενος:—F. θήσομαι:—Aor. ἐθηκάμην, only in indic. and partic.; 2 sing. ἐθήκαο, Ep. 3 sing. θήκατο; part. θηκάμενος:—Aor. 2 ἐθέμην; imper. θέο, θοῦ: subj. θῶμαι:opt. θείμην:—Pass. τίθεμαι: F. τεθήσομαι: Aor. ἐτέθην: Pf. τέθειμαι.

A. in local sense, to set, put, place, Hom., etc.:—in Att., πόδα τ. to plant the foot, i.e. walk, run, Aesch.; τετράποδος βάσιν θηρὸς τίθεσθαι, i.e. to go on all fours, Eur.: θεῖναί τινί τι ἐν χερσίν to put it in his hands, Il.; ἐς χεῖρά τινος into his hand, Soph.

2. θέσθαι τὴν ψῆφον to lay ones voting-pebble on the altar, put it into the urn, Aesch.; so, τίθεσθαι τὴν γνώμην to give ones opinion, Hdt.; and τίθεσθαι absol. to vote, Soph.

3. θεῖναί τινί τι ἐν φρεσί, ἐν στήθεσσι to put or plant it in his heart, Hom.; ἐν στήθεσσι τιθεῖ νόον Il., etc.: Med., θέσθαι θυμὸν ἐν στήθεσσι to lay up wrath in ones heart, Ib.; θέσθαι τινὶ κότον to harbour enmity against him, Ib.

4. to deposit, as in a bank, Hdt., Xen.; also, ἐγγύην θέσθαι Aesch.:—Pass., τὰ τεθέντα the deposits, Dem.:—metaph., χάριν or χάριτα θέσθαι τινί to deposit a claim for favour with one, to lay an obligation on one, Hdt., etc.

5. to pay down, pay, Dem.

6. to place to account, put down, reckon, in rationes referre, Id.

7. in military language, τίθεσθαι τὰ ὅπλα has three senses,

a. to pile arms, as in a camp, to bivouac, Thuc.:—hence, to take up a position, draw up in order of battle, Hdt., etc.

b. to lay down ones arms, surrender, Xen.; so, πόλεμον θέσθαι to settle, end it, Thuc.

c. εὖ θέσθαι ὅπλα to keep ones arms in good order, Xen.; like εὖ ἀσπίδα θέσθω, Il.

8. to lay in the grave, bury, Ib., Aesch., etc.

9. τιθέναι τὰ γόνατα to kneel down, N.T.

II. to set up prizes in games, Lat. proponere, Il., etc.:—Pass., τὰ τιθέμενα the prizes, Dem.

2. θεῖναι ἐς μέσον, Lat. in medio ponere, to lay before people, Hdt.; so, τ. εἰς τὸ κοινόν Xen.

3. to set up in a temple, to devote, dedicate, Hom., Eur.

III. to assign, award, τιμήν τινι Il.:—Med., ὄνομα θέσθαι to give a name, Od., Hdt., etc.

IV. τιθέναι νόμον to lay down or give a law, of a legislator, Soph., etc.: Med., of republican legislatures, to give oneself a law, make a law, Hdt., etc.:—so, θεῖναι θεσμόν Aesch.; σκῆψιν θεῖναι to allege an excuse, Soph.

V. to establish, institute, ἀγῶνα Aesch., Xen.

VI. to ordain, command, c. acc. et inf., Xen.; γυναιξὶ σωφρονεῖν θήσει Eur.; so, with Advs., οὕτω νῦν Ζεὺς θείη so may he ordain, Od.; ὣς ἄρʼ ἔμελλον θησέμεναι Il.

B. to put in a certain state, to make so and so, θεῖναί τινα αἰχμητήν, μάντιν Hom.; θεῖναί τινα ἄλοχόν τινος to make her anothers wife, Il.; τοῖόν με ἔθηκε ὅπως ἐθέλει has made me such as she will, Od.; σῦς ἔθηκας ἑταίρους thou didst make my comrades swine, Ib.; ναῦν λᾶαν ἔθηκε Ib.:—so, with an Adj., θεῖναί τινα ἀθάνατον to make him immortal, Ib.; also of things, ὄλεθρον ἀπευθέα θῆκε left it unknown, Ib.:—often in Med., γυναῖκα or ἄκοιτιν θέσθαι τινά to make her ones wife, Od.; παῖδα or υἱὸν τίθεσθαί τινα, like ποιεῖσθαι, to make her ones child, adopt him, Plat.

2. c. inf. to make one do so and so, τιθέναι τινὰ νικῆσαι to make him conquer, Pind., etc.

II. in reference to mental action, mostly in Med., to lay down, assume, hold, reckon or regard as so and so, τί δʼ ἐλέγχεα ταῦτα τίθεσθε; Od.; εὐεργέτημα τ. τι Dem.

2. foll. by Advs., ποῦ χρὴ τίθεσθαι ταῦτα; in what light must we regard these things? Soph.; οὐδαμοῦ τιθέναι τι to hold of no account, nullo in numero habere, Eur.

3. foll. by Preps., τ. τινὰ ἐν τοῖς φίλοις Xen.; τίθεσθαί τινα ἐν τιμῇ Hdt.; θέσθαι παρʼ οὐδέν to set at naught, Aesch., etc.

4. with an infin., οὐ τίθημʼ ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον I hold not that he lives, count him not as living, Soph.

5. to lay down, assume, Plat., etc.

III. to make, work, execute, Lat. ponere, of an artist, ἐν δʼ ἐτίθει νεῖον Il.

2. to make, cause, bring to pass, ἔργα Ib.; ὀρυμαγδόν Od., etc.

3. in Med. to make for oneself, θέσθαι κέλευθον to make onself a road, Il.; μεγάλην ἐπιγουνίδα θέσθαι to get a large thigh, Od.; θέσθαι πόνον to work oneself annoy, Aesch.

4. periphr. for a single Verb. σκέδασιν θεῖναι = σκεδάσαι, to make a scattering, Od.; so in Med., θέσθαι μάχην for μάχεσθαι, Il.; σπουδήν, πρόνοιαν θέσθαι Soph.

IV. εὖ θέσθαι to settle, arrange, or manage well, τὰ σεωυτοῦ Hdt.; τὸ παρόν Thuc.:—also, καλῶς θεῖναι or θέσθαι Soph., Eur.; εὖ θέσθαι Soph.