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They laid their hands on them (epethēkan autois tas cheiras). First aorist active indicative of epitithēmi. Probably by the apostles who ratified the choice (Act 6:3). The laying on of hands “was a symbol of the impartation of the gifts and graces which they needed to qualify them for the office. It was of the nature of a prayer that God would bestow the necessary gifts, rather than a pledge that they were actually conferred” (Hackett).