To lay on

Usually translated “pressing on”, “were urgent” and “was lying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• pressing on 1
• they were urgent 1
• was lying 1
• lying on 1
• afflicted 1
• is laid upon 1
• being imposed 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Luke 2
• John 2
• Acts 1
• 1 Corinthians 1
• Hebrews 1

5 books in all.

• Luke 23:23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
• John 11:38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
• John 21:9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
• Acts 27:20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
• 1 Corinthians 9:16For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
• Hebrews 9:10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “afflicted” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.