Epikeimai ἐπίκειμαι
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| ἐπίκειμαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epikeimai |
| Strong's number | G1945 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to lay on |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Epikeimai (Greek ἐπίκειμαι, Strong's G1945) is a Greek verb meaning “to lay on”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐπι-κείμαι
[in LXX: Exo.39:31 (נָתַן), Job.19:3 (הָכַר hi.) Job.21:27 (חָמַס), 1Ma.6:57, 2Ma.1:21, 3Ma.1:22 * ;]
to be placed, lie on: Jhn.21:9; before ἐπί, with dative, Jhn.11:38; figuratively, Heb.9:10; ἀνάγκη, 1Co.9:16; χειμῶν, to threaten, come on: Act.27:20; of persons, to press upon: Luk.5:1 23:23.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Exo.39:31 (נָתַן), Job.19:3 (הָכַר hi.) Job.21:27 (חָמַס), 1Ma.6:57, 2Ma.1:21, 3Ma.1:22 * ;]
to be placed, lie on: Jhn.21:9; before ἐπί, with dative, Jhn.11:38; figuratively, Heb.9:10; ἀνάγκη, 1Co.9:16; χειμῶν, to threaten, come on: Act.27:20; of persons, to press upon: Luk.5:1 23:23.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | upon (1), instant (1), lay (1), thereon (1), laid (1), imposed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pressing (1), they were insistent (1), laid (1), it (1), continued to batter us (1), imposed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epikeimai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
- Luke 23:23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
John
- John 11:38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
- John 21:9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
Acts
- Acts 27:20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 9:16For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
Hebrews
- Hebrews 9:10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).