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.)
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