ἐπίκειμαιepíkeimai
to rest upon (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1945
Meanings
to be placed, lie on: John 21:9; followed by ἐπί, with dative, John 11:38; figuratively, Hebrews 9:10; ἀνάγκη, 1 Corinthians 9:16; χειμῶν, to threaten, come on: Acts 27:20; of persons, to press upon: Luke 5:1, Luke 23:23.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- κεῖμαιkeîmai · G2749to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Luke 5:1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
- Luke 23:23 But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed.
- John 11:38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
- John 21:9 When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.
- Acts 27:20 The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.