To lay/be appointed
κεῖμαιStrong’s G2749keimai
Appears in 25 verses of the New Testament
In short
Keimai is the Greek word usually translated “lying”, “lies” and “is applied”. It appears in 25 verses of the New Testament.
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”
Meaning
Usually translated “lying”, “lies” and “is applied”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lying 8
- lies 3
- is applied 2
- laid 2
- was set 2
- he was lying 1
- is appointed 1
- laid up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 8
- Luke 7
- Matthew 3
- Revelation 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 3:10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 28:6He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
- Luke 2:12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
- Luke 2:16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
- Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Greek dictionary
κεῖμαι keimai · to lay/be appointed
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, P …
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.