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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 BoxMat 3:10 - Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6 - He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 - And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, but he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 - Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6 - Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 - He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 - Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9 - When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11 - For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15 - Yes, even today when they read Moses’ writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 - We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:2 - And instantly I was in the Spirit,[fn] and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.[fn]
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