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Lexicon :: Strong's G2749 - keimai

Aa
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 BoxMat 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6 - He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 - And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 - And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:6 - Now six pots of stone, every one taking two or three firkins of water, were placed there for the purpose of washing, as is the way of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - Now there was a vessel ready, full of bitter wine, and they put a sponge full of it on a stick and put it to his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 - And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 - Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - And the cloth, which had been round his head, not with the linen bands but rolled up in a place by itself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - She saw two angels in white seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9 - When they got to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish cooking on it, and bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:11 - For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:15 - But to this day, at the reading of the law of Moses, a veil is over their heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 - We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:2 - Straight away I was in the Spirit: and I saw a high seat in heaven, and one was seated on it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - And the town is square, as wide as it is long; and he took the measure of the town with the rod, one thousand and five hundred miles: it is equally long and wide and high.
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