Strong's Enhanced Concordance

The Aionian Bible un-translates and instead transliterates eleven special words to help us better understand the extent of God’s love for individuals and all mankind, and the nature of afterlife destinies. The original translation is unaltered and an inline note is appended to 64 Old Testament and 201 New Testament verses. Compare the definitions below to the Aionian Glossary. Follow the blue link below to study the word's usage. Search for any Strong's number: g1-21369 and h1-9049.
to lay/be appointed
Strongs:
g2749
Greek:
κεῖμαι
Tyndale
Word:
κεῖμαι
Transliteration:
keimai
Gloss:
to lay/be appointed
Morphhology:
Greek Verb
Definition:
κεῖμαι [in LXX: Jer.24:1 (יָעַד hoph,), al;] used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie; (a) of persons: an infant, Luk.2:12, 16; a dead body, Mat.28:6, Luk.23:53, Jhn.20:12; (b) of things, to lie, be laid or set, stand: Mat.5:14, Jhn.2:6 19:29 20:5-7 21:9, Rev.4:2 21:16; trop, Θεμέλιος, 1Co.3:11; before prep. with accusative, πρός, Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9; εἰς, Luk.12:19; ἐπί, trop, κάλυμμα, 2Co.3:15. Metaphorical, ὁ κόσμος ἐν τ. πονηριῷ κ, 1Jn.5:19; to be laid down, appointed: of law, with dative of person(s), 1Ti.1:9; before εἰς with accusative (of purpose), Luk.2:34, Php.1:16, 1Th.3:3 (cf. ἀνά, συν-ανά, ἀντί, ἀπό, ἐπί, κατά, παρά, περί, πρό-κειμαι). (AS)
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Word:
κεῖμαι
Transliteration:
keimai
Gloss:
to lay/be appointed
Morphhology:
Greek Verb
Definition:
κεῖμαι, κεῖσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect κέᾰται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative κεῖσο, κείσθω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular κέηται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; optative 3rd.pers. singular κέοιτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive κεῖσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle κεί μενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐκείμην [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect κείμην [Refs]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κέσκετο [Refs]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐκέατο [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect κέατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future κείσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Doric dialect κεισεῦμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit śéte (={κεῖται}), also śáyate 'lie', Gr. κοίτη, κοιμάομαι, perhaps Latin cunae, etc.):—to be laid (used as passive to τίθημι): hence, lie, lie outstretched, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly with Preps, πυρὴν. ᾗ ἔνι κεῖται Πάτροκλος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ὁ δ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἐννέα κεῖτο πέλεθρα lay stretched over, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later κεῖσθαι εἰς, in pregnant sense, εἰς ἀνάγκην κείμεθ᾽ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν κ. to be strewn upon the path, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], plan, opposed to elevation, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) lie down to rest, repose, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lie, remain, κεῖτο γὰρ ἐν νήεσσι. Ἀχιλλεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lie still, λασίην ὑπὸ γαστέρ᾽ ἐλυσθεὶς κείμην, of Odysseus under the ram's belly, [Refs 8th c.BC+] a sleeping evil, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) lie sick or wounded, ἐν νήσῳ κεῖτο, of Philoctetes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lie in misery, ἐοικότι κεῖται ὀλέθρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κειμένῳ ἐπεμπηδᾶν to kick him when he's down, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) lie dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: rare in Prose, χίλιοι. νεκροὶ κείμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4.b) frequently also in epitaphs, lie buried, τῇδε κείμεθα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τάφῳ, ἐν Ἅιδου, παρ᾽ Ἅιδῃ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Prose, τὸν χῶρον ἐν τῷ κέοιτο Ὀρέστης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ.ὑπό τινων to be buried by, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 5) frequently of a corpse, lie unburied, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also κεῖτ᾽ ἀπόθεστος. ἐν πολλῇ κόπρῳ lay uncared for, of the old hound of Odysseus, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of places, lie in ruins, δόμοι. χαμαιπετεῖς ἔκεισθ᾽ ἀεί [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) of wrestlers, have a fall, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of places, to be situated, lie, νῆσος ἀπόπροθεν εἰν ἁλὶ κεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc; ἐν τῇ [γῇ] κείμενά ἐστι τὰ Σοῦσα (for κεῖται) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον, πρὸς ἄρκτον, [Refs] II.2) of things, lie or be in a place, ὅθι οἱ φίλα δέμνι᾽ ἔκειτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕλε δίφρον κείμενον placed there, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) fit, of shoes, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II.4) κεῖσθαι, posture, attitude, as a category, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) to be laid up, in store, of goods, property, etc, δόμοις ἐν κτήματα κεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βασιλῆϊ δὲ κεῖται ἄγαλμα is reserved, [Refs]; μνῆμα ξείνοιο. κέσκετ᾽ ἐνὶ μεγάροισι was left lying, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of things dedicated to a god, κ. ἐν θησαυρῷ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; of money, κείμενα deposits, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰ χρήματα ἐπὶ τῇ τούτου τραπέζῃ κεῖταί μοι at his bank, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τἀργύριόν σοι κείσεται the caution-money shall be deposited, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δραχ μὴν ὑπόθες.—Answ. κεῖται πάλαι [Refs 4th c.BC+] shall be placed to her credit, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) to be placed in position, τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ τοίχου. κειμένων κιόνων [Refs] IV.2) to be set up, ordained, ἄεθλα κεῖτ᾽ ἐν ἀγῶνι [Refs 8th c.BC+] IV.3) of laws, κεῖται νόμος the law is laid down, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ νόμοι οἱ κείμενοι the established laws, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ κείμεναι ὑπὸ τῶν ὑπατικῶν γνῶμαι the votes given by, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; οὐκέτι κ. ἡ διαθήκη no longer holds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so of philosophical arguments, hold good, κατά τινων [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.4) to be laid down in argument, posited, assumed, τοῦτο ἡμῖν οὕτω κείσθω [Refs 5th c.BC+]let it be assumed, [Refs]; τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς κείμενον the assumption, [Refs](plural); τὰ περὶ τὴν διάνοιαν ἐν τοῖς περὶ ῥητορικῆς κ. [Refs] IV.5) of names, οὔνομα κεῖται the name is given, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς κείμενον [ὄνομα] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κεῖσθαι without ὄνομα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κείμενα ὀόματα established terms, [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV.6) metaphorically, πάντα δεινὰ κἀπικινδύνως βροτοῖς κεῖται, παθεῖν μὲν εὖ, παθεῖν δὲ θάτερα danger is set before men, that they may, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) metaphorically, of continuing conditions, ἐνὶ φρεσὶ πένθος ἔκειτο lay heavy, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὔστομα κείσθω remain unspoken, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νεῖκος ἔκειτό τισι there was an enduring feud, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἑλλήνων κείσομαι ἐν στόματι my name shall be a household word, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μὴ κινεῖν (i.e. κακὸν) εὖ κείμενον 'let sleeping dogs lie', [Refs 5th c.BC+] V.2) ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖται, i.e. these things are yet in the power of the gods, to give or not, [Refs 8th c.BC+] V.3) κεῖσθαι ἔν τινι to rest entirely or be dependent on him, ἐν ἀγαθοῖσι κ. πολίων κυβερνάσιες [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with simple dative, Λεωφίλῳ πάντα κεῖται [Refs 7th c.BC+]; of things, depend upon, τὸ πανηγυρικὸν ἐν μελέτῃ καὶ τριβῇ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] V.4) in Medicine texts, to be left to settle, of urine, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V.4.b) φάρυγξ οὐ φλεγμαίνουσα, κειμένη δέ[Refs] V.5) Grammars, of words and phrases, to be found, occur, παρὰ τῷ ποιητῃ [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ποῦ κεῖτα; [Refs 2nd c.AD+], compare Κειτούκειτο; κ. ἀντί τινος to be used instead of, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὸ κείμενον the received text, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
Strongs
Word:
κεῖμαι
Transliteration:
keîmai
Pronounciation:
ki'-mahee
Language:
Greek
Morphhology:
Verb
Definition:
to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively); be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie; middle voice of a primary verb