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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 Box Mat 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6 - He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 - And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 - And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6 - Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 - and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 - Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9 - So when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11 - For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15 - But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 - We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:2 - Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.
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