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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. 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 26 times in 26 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 -

“The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 -

“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6 -

“He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 -

“This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 -

They hurried off and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the manger.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 -

Then Simeon blessed them and told his mother Mary, “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed[fn] ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 -

“The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 -

“Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 -

Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:12 -

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths.[fn] So he went away, amazed at what had happened.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6 -

Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained twenty or thirty gallons.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:41 -

So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 -

A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it up to his mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 -

Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 -

Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 -

The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 -

She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9 -

When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11 -

For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15 -

Yet still today, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts,

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:17 -

the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking that they will cause me trouble in my imprisonment.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 -

so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 -

We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 -

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:2 -

Immediately I was in the Spirit, and there was a throne in heaven and someone was seated on it.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 -

The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia.[fn] Its length, width, and height are equal.

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