κεῖμαιkeîmai
used as passive of τίθημι, to be laid, to lie
Greek (New Testament) · G2749
Meanings
(a) of persons: an infant, Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16; a dead body, Matthew 28:6, Luke 23:53, John 20:12
(b) of things, to lie, be laid or set, stand: Matthew 5:14, John 2:6, John 19:29, John 20:5-7, John 21:9, Revelation 4:2, Revelation 21:16; trop., Θεμέλιος, 1 Corinthians 3:11; followed by preposition with accusative, πρός, Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9; εἰς, Luke 12:19; ἐπί, trop., κάλυμμα, 2 Corinthians 3:15. Metaph., ὁ κόσμος ἐν τ. πονηριῷ κ., 1 John 5:19; to be laid down, appointed: of law, with dative of person, 1 Timothy 1:9; followed by εἰς with accusative (of purpose), Luke 2:34, Philippians 1:16, 1 Thessalonians 3:3 (cf. ἀνά-, συν-ανά-, ἀντί-, ἀπό-, ἐπί-, κατά-, παρά-, περί-, πρό-κειμαι).
Same root
- περίκειμαιperíkeimai · G4029to lie all around, i.e. inclose, encircle, hamper (literally or figuratively)
- κοιμάωkoimáō · G2837to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease
- ἀπόκειμαιapókeimai · G606to be reserved; figuratively, to await
- κατάκειμαιkatákeimai · G2621to lie down, i.e. (by implication) be sick; specially, to recline at a meal
- κοίτηkoítē · G2845a couch; by extension, cohabitation; by implication, the male sperm
- ἀνακεῖμαιanakeîmai · G345to recline (as a corpse or at a meal)
- ἀντίκειμαιantíkeimai · G480to lie opposite, i.e. be adverse (figuratively, repugnant) to
- πρόκειμαιprókeimai · G4295to lie before the view, i.e. (figuratively) to be present (to the mind), to stand forth (as an example or reward)
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
- Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
- Matthew 28:6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
- Luke 2:12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”
- Luke 2:16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.
- Luke 2:34 Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.