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Lexicon :: Strong's G2749 - keimai

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κεῖμαι
Transliteration
keimai (Key)
Pronunciation
ki'-mahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:654,425

Strong’s Definitions

κεῖμαι keîmai, ki'-mahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively):—be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. Compare G5087.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's G2749 in the following manner: lie (9x), be laid (6x), be set (6x), be appointed (1x), be (1x), be made (1x), laid up (1x), there (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's G2749 in the following manner: lie (9x), be laid (6x), be set (6x), be appointed (1x), be (1x), be made (1x), laid up (1x), there (1x).

  1. to lie

    1. of an infant

    2. of one buried

    3. of things that quietly cover some spot

      1. of a city situated on a hill

    4. of things put or set in any place, in ref. to which we often use "to stand"

      1. of vessels, of a throne, of the site of a city, of grain and other things laid up together, of a foundation

  2. metaph.

    1. to be (by God's intent) set, i.e. destined, appointed

    2. of laws, to be made, laid down

    3. lies in the power of the evil one, i.e. is held in subjection by the devil

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κεῖμαι keîmai, ki'-mahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively):—be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. Compare G5087.
STRONGS G2749:
κεῖμαι; imperfect 3 person singular ἔκειτο; to lie;
1. properly: of an infant, followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Luke 2:12 (Tdf. omits κείμενον),16; of one buried: ὅπου or οὗ, Matthew 28:6; Luke 23:53; John 11:41 Rec.; John 20:12; of things that quietly cover some spot, Luke 24:12 (R G L brackets); John 20:5-7; John 21:9; with ἐπί τί added, 2 Corinthians 3:15; ἐπάνω τίνος (of a city situated on a hill), Matthew 5:14; also of things put or set in any place, in reference to which we often use to stand: thus of vessels, John 2:6; John 19:29 (χύτρας κειμενας, Xenophon, oec. 8, 19); of a throne, Revelation 4:2 (Jeremiah 24:1; Homer, Iliad 2, 777; Odyssey 17, 331); κεῖσθαι πρός τί, to be brought near to a thing (see πρός, I. 2 a.), Matthew 3:10; Luke 3:9; absolutely, of the site of a city, τετραγονος κεῖται, Revelation 21:16; of grain and other things laid up, gathered together, Luke 12:19; of a foundation, 1 Corinthians 3:11.
2. metaphorically,
a. to be (by God's intent) set, i. e. destined, appointed: followed by εἰς with the accusative indicating the purpose, Luke 2:34; Philippians 1:17 (16); 1 Thessalonians 3:3.
b. as very often in secular authors (cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1694b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, IV. 2)), of laws, to be made, laid down: τίνι, 1 Timothy 1:9.
c. ὁ κόσμος ὅλος ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖται, lies in the power of the evil one, i. e. is held in subjection by the devil, 1 John 5:19. (Compare: ἀνάκειμαι, συνανάκειμαι, ἀντίκειμαι, ἀπόκειμαι, ἐπίκειμαι, κατάκειμαι, παράκειμαι, περίκειμαι, πρόκειμαι.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jeremiah
24:1
Matthew
3:10; 5:14; 28:6
Luke
2:12; 2:34; 3:9; 12:19; 23:53; 24:12
John
2:6; 11:41; 19:29; 20:5; 20:6; 20:7; 20:12; 21:9
1 Corinthians
3:11
2 Corinthians
3:15
Philippians
1:17
1 Thessalonians
3:3
1 Timothy
1:9
1 John
5:19
Revelation
4:2; 21:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2749 matches the Greek κεῖμαι (keimai),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6 - He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 - This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - They came with haste, and found both Miryam and Yosef, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - and Shim`on blessed them, and said to Miryam, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Yisra'el, and for a sign which is spoken against.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 - He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6 - Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Yehudim' manner of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 - Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn't enter in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 - Then Shim`on Rock came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Yeshua had lain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9 - So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11 - For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Yeshua the Messiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15 - But to this day, when Moshe is read, a veil lies on their heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - The former insincerly preach Messiah from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 - We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:2 - Immediately I was in the Spirit. Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
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