G2749 κεῖμαι (keîmai) — to lay/be appointed

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G2749

to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: :--be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie.

Etymology: middle voice of a primary verb;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

to lie, to be laid; to recline, to be lying, to have been laid down, Mt. 28:6; Lk. 2:12; to have been laid, placed, set, Mt. 3:10; Lk. 3:9; Jn. 2:6; to be situated, as a city, Mt. 5:14; Rev. 21:16; to be in store, Lk. 12:19; met. to be constituted, established as a law, 1 Tim. 1:9; in NT of persons, to be specially set, solemnly appointed, destined, Lk. 2:34; Phil. 1:16; 1 Thess. 3:3; to lie under an influence, to be involved in, 1 Jn. 5:19

Key Appearances in the New Testament

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 John 2:6 John 19:29 John 20:5 John 20:6 John 20:7 John 20:12 + 9 more →

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