to lay on

Greek Verb

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)

to lay on

Greek Verb

ἐπίκειμαι, serving as passive to ἐπιτίθημι, to be laid upon, and so, I). of doors, to be put to or closed [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.2). generally, to be placed, lie in or on, with dative, ἐπισκύνιον ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+] I.3). of islands, νῆσοι ἐπὶ Λήμνῳ (-ου codices) ἐπικείμεναι lying off Lemnos, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ [τῇ Λακαίνῃ χώρῃ[Refs] the islands off the coast, [Refs]; πάσῃ ἐ. τῇ θαλάσσῃ lies right across the sea, of Crete, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II). to be laid upon, ἐμοὶ σφρηγὶς ἐπικείσθω τοῖσδ᾽ ἔπεσι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐπίκειται ἀγνώμων σῇ κεφαλῇ στέφανος [NT+8th c.BC+]; of a duty, οἷς ἐπέκειτο φροντίζειν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.786f. II.2). press upon, be urgent in entreaty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; press upon a retreating enemy, attack, Βοιωτοῖσι [Refs]; to be urgent against, [Refs]; ἐπεκείμην αὐτοῖς ἐνοχλῶν “PLips.” 36.7 [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a crowd, ἐ. τινί NT.Luke.5.1. II.3). hang over, τηλικούτων ἐπικειμένων τῷ μοιχεύοντι κακῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.5; of penalties, θάνατος ἡ ζημίη ἐπίκειται the penalty imposed is death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ ἄρξαντι μεγάλα ἐπιτίμια ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4). of a name, to be imposed, [Refs] II.5). metaphorically, σκώμματα ἐπικείμενα suitable to the purpose, pointed, [Refs] II.6). to be set in authority, ἐπὶ τοῦ πυρός “Corpus Hermeticum” 1.13; ἐπικείμενος Ἀλεξανδρείας “PLips.” 102i8, etc. III). with accusative of things, especially in participle, κἀπικείμενον κάρα κυνέας head with helmet set thereon, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; στέφανον ἐπικείμενος with a crown on one's head, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄπικας ἐπικείμενοι ταῖς κεφαλαῖς 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 2.70; σεμνὸν ἐπικειμένη τὸ κάλλος 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 11.6.9; ἀγγέλου ἢ θεράποντος ἐπικείμενος πρόσωπον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lysander” 23; ἐπέκειτο ὠτειλάς he bore scars upon him, [Refs]; ἱερὰν ἐσθῆτα ἐ. [Refs]; κιθάραν. κόλλοπας ἐπικειμένην fitted with pegs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] exposed to. , [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to rest upon (literally or figuratively); impose, be instant, (be) laid (there-, up-)on, (when) lay (on), lie (on), press upon; from g1909 (ἐπί) and g2749 (κεῖμαι)