κεῖμαι keimai · G2749

to lay/be appointed

κεῖμαι ; [in LXX: Jer.24:1 (יָעַד hoph,), al. ; ] ; used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie; (a) of persons: an infant, Luk.2:12, 16; a dead body, Mat.28:6, Luk.23:53, Jhn.20:12; (b) of things, to lie, be laid or set, stand: Mat.5:14, Jhn.2:6 19:29 20:5-7 21:9, Rev.4:2 21:16; trop., Θεμέλιος, 1Co.3:11; before prep. with accusative, πρός, Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9; εἰς, Luk.12:19; ἐπί, trop., κάλυμμα, 2Co.3:15. Metaphorical, ὁ κόσμος ἐν τ. πονηριῷ κ., 1Jn.5:19; to be laid down, appointed: of law, with dative of person(s), 1Ti.1:9; before εἰς with accusative (of purpose), Luk.2:34, Php.1:16, 1Th.3:3 ; (cf. ἀνά-, συν-ανά-, ἀντί-, ἀπό-, ἐπί-, κατά-, παρά-, περί-, πρό-κειμαι).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κεῖμαι, κεῖσαι ; [], Ionic dialect κέᾰται []; imperative κεῖσο, κείσθω, []; subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular κέηται []; optative 3rd.pers. singular κέοιτο []; infinitive κεῖσθαι []; participle κεί μενος []: imperfect ἐκείμην [], Epic dialect κείμην []; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κέσκετο []; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐκέατο [], Epic dialect κέατο []: future κείσομαι [], Doric dialect κεισεῦμαι []. (Cf. Sanskrit śéte (={κεῖται}), also śáyate 'lie', Gr. κοίτη, κοιμάομαι, perhaps Latin …

Where it's used 25 times

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

Source: TBESG G2749; TFLSJ G2749

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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