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)
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G2749 — κεῖμαι
keimai · to lay/be appointed · Greek
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Matthew 3:10 · κεῖται.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.Matthew 5:14 · κειμένη·You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Matthew 28:6 · ἔκειτοHe is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.Luke 2:12 · κείμενονAnd this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”Luke 2:16 · κείμενονSo they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.Luke 2:34 · κεῖταιThen 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,Luke 3:9 · κεῖται·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.”Luke 12:19 · κείμεναThen I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’Luke 23:53 · κείμενος.¶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.John 2:6 · κείμεναι,Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.John 19:29 · ἔκειτοA 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.John 20:5 · κείμεναHe bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.John 20:6 · κείμεναSimon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.John 20:7 · κείμενονThe cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.John 20:12 · ἔκειτοand she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.John 21:9 · κειμένηνWhen they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.1 Corinthians 3:11 · κείμενον,For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.2 Corinthians 3:15 · κεῖται·And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.Philippians 1:16 · κεῖμαι·The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.1 Thessalonians 3:3 · κείμεθα·so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.1 Timothy 1:9 · κεῖται,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,1 John 5:19 · κεῖται.We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.Revelation 4:2 · ἔκειτοAt once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.Revelation 21:16 · κεῖται,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.