Keimai κεῖμαι

Keimai (Greek κεῖμαι, Strong's G2749) is a Greek verb meaning “to lay/be appointed”. It occurs 26 times in 26 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Keimai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 3:10
  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.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
  Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
• Matthew 28:6
  He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.

Luke

• Luke 2:12
  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
• Luke 2:16
  And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
• Luke 2:34
  And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;Then 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
  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.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
  And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.Then 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
  And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.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.
• Luke 24:12
  Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

John

• John 2:6
  And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
• John 11:41
  Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
• John 19:29
  Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.A 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
  And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
• John 20:6
  Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
• John 20:7
  And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
• John 20:12
  And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.and 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
  As 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.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 3:11
  For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 3:15
  But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.

Philippians

• Philippians 1:16
  The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 3:3
  That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:9
  Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,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

• 1 John 5:19
  And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

Revelation

• Revelation 4:2
  And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.
• Revelation 21:16
  And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.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.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).