ἐπιτιθέασιν [4 verses]] (verb 3rd pl pres ind act) "Lay" is epitithemi, which means "to lay," "to put," "to place upon," "to set upon," "to put on," and "to dispatch."  - The verb means "lay upon" is from an uncommon Greek word for Jesus that means "to lay", "to put", "to impose," and "to place upon." Jesus commonly uses a simpler form of this verb.