To lay up
ἀπόκειμαιStrong’s G0606apokeimai
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apokeimai is the Greek word usually translated “lying”, “is being laid up” and “is laid up”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:”
Meaning
Usually translated “lying”, “is being laid up” and “is laid up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lying 1
- is being laid up 1
- is laid up 1
- it is apportioned 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Colossians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Colossians 1:5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
- 2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
- Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Greek dictionary
ἀπόκειμαι apokeimai · to lay up
ἀπό-κειμαι [in LXX: Gen.49:10 (שִׁילֹה), Job.38:23 (חָשַׂךְ), 2Ma.12:45, 4Ma.8:11 * ;] to be laid up, in store, laid away: Luk.19:20. Metaphorical, C. dative of person(s), to be reserved (Dem., Plat.; and see MM, see word): Col.1:5, 2Ti.4:8, Heb.9:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lying” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LY'ING, participle present
tense of lie. Being prostrate. [See Lie.]
All definitions and other forms of “lying”
LY'ING, participle present
tense of lie. Telling falsehood.
- noun The act of bearing a child.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.