Acts 6:6
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These they set before the apostles: and they praying, imposed hands upon them.

when.

Acts 1:24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Acts 8:17 Then they laid their hands upon them: and they received the Holy Ghost.

Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 13:3 Then they fasting and praying and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away.

1 Timothy 4:14 Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

1 Timothy 5:22 Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep thyself chaste.

2 Timothy 1:6 For which cause I admonish thee that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

Context
The Choosing of the Seven
5And the saying was liked by all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor, and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch. 6These they set before the apostles: and they praying, imposed hands upon them. 7And the word of the Lord increased: and the number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great multitude also of the priests obeyed the faith.…
Cross References
Numbers 8:10
And when the Levites are before the Lord, the children of Israel shall put their hands upon them:

Numbers 27:18
And the Lord said to him: take Josue the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and put thy hand upon him.

Deuteronomy 34:9
And Josue the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the children of Israel obeyed him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Mark 5:23
And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.

Acts 1:24
And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Acts 8:17
Then they laid their hands upon them: and they received the Holy Ghost.

Acts 9:12
(And he saw a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands upon him, that he might receive his sight.)

Acts 9:17
And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 13:3
Then they fasting and praying and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away.

Acts 19:6
And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them: and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

2 Timothy 1:6
For which cause I admonish thee that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

Hebrews 6:2
Of the doctrine of baptisms and imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Lexicon
They presented
ἔστησαν (estēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

[these seven]
οὓς (hous)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

to
ἐνώπιον (enōpion)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1799: Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

apostles,
ἀποστόλων (apostolōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 652: From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.

[who]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

prayed
προσευξάμενοι (proseuxamenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.

[and] laid
ἐπέθηκαν (epethēkan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2007: To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.

[their]
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

hands
χεῖρας (cheiras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5495: A hand.

on them.
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

whom they set before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid the hands on them.

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them their hands.
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