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κεῖμαι

keimaito lay/be appointedHow to read Greek
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Definition

κεῖμαι

[in LXX: Jeremiah 24:1 (יָעַד hoph,), al. ;]

used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie;

(a) of persons: an infant, Luke 2:12, 16; a dead body, Matthew 28:6, Luke 23:53, John 20:12;

(b) of things, to lie, be laid or set, stand: Matthew 5:14, John 2:6; 19:29; 20:5-7; 21:9, Revelation 4:2; 21:16; trop., Θεμέλιος, 1 Corinthians 3:11; before prep. with accusative, πρός, Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9; εἰς, Luke 12:19; ἐπί, trop., κάλυμμα, 2 Corinthians 3:15. Metaphorical, ὁ κόσμος ἐν τ. πονηριῷ κ., 1 John 5:19; to be laid down, appointed: of law, with dative of person(s), 1 Timothy 1:9; before εἰς with accusative (of purpose), Luke 2:34, Philippians 1:16, 1 Thessalonians 3:3

(cf. ἀνά-, συν-ανά-, ἀντί-, ἀπό-, ἐπί-, κατά-, παρά-, περί-, πρό-κειμαι).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κεῖμαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

24 total
  1. Matthew 3:10κεῖται · lies ready
    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
  2. Matthew 5:14κειμένη
    You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
  3. Matthew 28:6ἔκειτο · He lay
    He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
  4. Luke 2:12κείμενον · lying
    And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
  5. Luke 2:16κείμενον · [who] was lying
    So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
  6. Luke 2:34κεῖται · is appointed
    Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
  7. Luke 3:9κεῖται · lies ready
    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
  8. Luke 12:19κείμενα · laid up
    Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
  9. Luke 23:53κείμενος · been laid
    Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
  10. John 2:6κείμεναι · set
    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
  11. John 19:29ἔκειτο · was sitting [there]
    A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
  12. John 20:5κείμενα · lying [there]
    He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
  13. John 20:6κείμενα · lying [there]
    Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
  14. John 20:7κείμενον · lying
    The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
  15. John 20:12ἔκειτο · had lain
    …and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
  16. John 21:9κειμένην · there
    When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
  17. 1 Corinthians 3:11κείμενον · already laid
    For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  18. 2 Corinthians 3:15κεῖται · covers
    And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
  19. Philippians 1:16κεῖμαι · I am appointed
    The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
  20. 1 Thessalonians 3:3κείμεθα · we are destined
    …so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
  21. 1 Timothy 1:9κεῖται · is not enacted
    We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
  22. 1 John 5:19κεῖται · is under the power
    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
  23. Revelation 4:2ἔκειτο · standing
    At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.
  24. Revelation 21:16κεῖται · lies
    The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.