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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 - “The axe is already laid G2749 at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown 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 set G2749 on a [fn]hill cannot 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 as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. G2749

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 - “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying G2749 in a [fn]manger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay G2749 in the [fn]manger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed G2749 for the fall and [fn]rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - “Indeed the axe is already laid G2749 at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid G2749 up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 - And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. G2749

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6 - Now there were six stone waterpots set G2749 there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing [fn]twenty or thirty gallons each.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - A jar full of sour wine was standing G2749 there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 - and stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings lying G2749 there; but he did not go in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 - And so Simon Peter also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *saw the linen wrappings lying G2749 there,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying G2749 with the linen wrappings, 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 Jesus had been lying. G2749

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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 charcoal fire already laid G2749 and fish placed on it, and bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11 - For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, G2749 which is Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15 - But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies G2749 over their heart;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed G2749 for the defense of the gospel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - so that no one would be [fn]disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined G2749 for this.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - realizing the fact that law is not made G2749 for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 - We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies G2749 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 [fn]in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing G2749 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 is laid G2749 out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the [fn]rod, [fn]fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal.
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