Strong G1945ἐπίκειμαι
to lay on
- Transliteration
- epikeimai
- Pronunciation
- ep-ik'-i-mahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
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.†
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[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.†
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In the Bible
Strong G1945 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lie2
- impose1
- instant1
- lay1
- press1
- thereon1
First verses
- Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
- 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.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
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+ (compare (ἐπιτίθημι 11), θύραι δ᾽ ἐπέκειντο φαειναί 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 6.19: _metaphorically_, γλώσσῃ θύραι οὐκ ἐπίκεινται 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 421.)]
I.2. generally, to be placed, lie in or on, with dative, ἐπισκύνιον ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.118; of troops, ὄχθαις Ἴστρου ἐ. Hdn. 2.9.1.)]
I.3. of islands, νῆσοι ἐπὶ Λήμνῳ (-ου codices) ἐπικείμεναι lying off Lemnos, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.6; so ἐ. τῇ Θρηΐκῃ [prev. work] 185)]; ἐπὶ [τῇ Λακαίνῃ χώρῃ[Refs (] [prev. work] 235, cf. Th. 4.53: _absolutely_, αἱ νῆσοι αἱ ἐπικείμεναι)] the islands off the coast, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.14, compare 4.44)]; πάσῃ ἐ. τῇ θαλάσσῃ lies right across the sea, of Crete, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (Arist. “Pol.” 1271b34; ἡ ἐπικειμένη τινὸς γῆ “PTeb.” 50.6 (2nd c.BC).)]
II. to be laid upon, ἐμοὶ σφρηγὶς ἐπικείσθω τοῖσδ᾽ ἔπεσι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 19 (so literal, σφραγὶς οὐκ ἐ. “BGU” 361 iii 29 (2nd c.AD), etc.))]; ἐπίκειται ἀγνώμων σῇ κεφαλῇ στέφανος [NT+8th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1259, cf. X. “Oec.” 19.13; ἐ. ἐπί τινος Hero Mechanicus 2nd-1st c.BC(?) “(Spiritalia) Pneumatica” 1.38, +others, D.C. 67.16: _metaphorically_, κρατερὴ δ᾽ ἐπικείσετ᾽ ἀνάγκη 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.458, cf. NT.1Cor.9.16)]; 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+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.104)]; press upon a retreating enemy, attack, Βοιωτοῖσι [Refs ([prev. work] 81)]; to be urgent against, [Refs ([prev. author] 6.49)]; ἐπεκείμην αὐτοῖς ἐνοχλῶν “PLips.” 36.7 [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((4th c.AD): _absolutely_, κἀπικείσομαι βαρύς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 101; κἀπικείμενος βόα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 252; Κλέων μ᾽ ὑπετάραττεν ἐπικείμενος [prev. author] “V.” 1285; ἐ. λαμπρῶς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.71; πολὺς δ᾽ ἐπέκειτο 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.90)]; 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+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.38, compare 6.58, Arist. “Pol.” 1297a18)]; τῷ ἄρξαντι μεγάλα ἐπιτίμια ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Antipho 4.4.7; ζημία.. ἐπέκειτο στατήρ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.70; ὁ ἐπικείμενος κίνδυνος 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 1.13.4.)]
II.4. of a name, to be imposed, [Refs (Pl. “Cra.” 411c, “Prt.” 349c.)]
II.5. metaphorically, σκώμματα ἐπικείμενα suitable to the purpose, pointed, [Refs (Longin. 34.2.)]
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+ (E. “Supp.” 716 (uncertain _construction_); ἐ. κυνῆν τῆς κεφαλῆς 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 5.22)]; στέφανον ἐπικείμενος with a crown on one's head, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marc.” 22)]; 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 (App. “Mith.” 6)]; ἱερὰν ἐσθῆτα ἐ. [Refs ([prev. author] “BC” 4.134; φθίμενος τήνδ᾽ ἐπίκειμαι κόνιν “epigram Gr.” 622.6)]; κιθάραν.. κόλλοπας ἐπικειμένην fitted with pegs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Ind.” 10: _metaphorically_, οἱ κίνδυνον ἐπικείμενοι)] exposed to.. , [Refs (App. “BC” 4.124.)]
serving as passive to ἐπιτίθημι, to be laid upon, and so,
I. of doors, to be put to or closed [Refs 8th c.BC+ (compare (ἐπιτίθημι 11), θύραι δ᾽ ἐπέκειντο φαειναί 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 6.19: _metaphorically_, γλώσσῃ θύραι οὐκ ἐπίκεινται 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 421.)]
I.2. generally, to be placed, lie in or on, with dative, ἐπισκύνιον ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.118; of troops, ὄχθαις Ἴστρου ἐ. Hdn. 2.9.1.)]
I.3. of islands, νῆσοι ἐπὶ Λήμνῳ (-ου codices) ἐπικείμεναι lying off Lemnos, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.6; so ἐ. τῇ Θρηΐκῃ [prev. work] 185)]; ἐπὶ [τῇ Λακαίνῃ χώρῃ[Refs (] [prev. work] 235, cf. Th. 4.53: _absolutely_, αἱ νῆσοι αἱ ἐπικείμεναι)] the islands off the coast, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.14, compare 4.44)]; πάσῃ ἐ. τῇ θαλάσσῃ lies right across the sea, of Crete, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (Arist. “Pol.” 1271b34; ἡ ἐπικειμένη τινὸς γῆ “PTeb.” 50.6 (2nd c.BC).)]
II. to be laid upon, ἐμοὶ σφρηγὶς ἐπικείσθω τοῖσδ᾽ ἔπεσι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 19 (so literal, σφραγὶς οὐκ ἐ. “BGU” 361 iii 29 (2nd c.AD), etc.))]; ἐπίκειται ἀγνώμων σῇ κεφαλῇ στέφανος [NT+8th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1259, cf. X. “Oec.” 19.13; ἐ. ἐπί τινος Hero Mechanicus 2nd-1st c.BC(?) “(Spiritalia) Pneumatica” 1.38, +others, D.C. 67.16: _metaphorically_, κρατερὴ δ᾽ ἐπικείσετ᾽ ἀνάγκη 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.458, cf. NT.1Cor.9.16)]; 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+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.104)]; press upon a retreating enemy, attack, Βοιωτοῖσι [Refs ([prev. work] 81)]; to be urgent against, [Refs ([prev. author] 6.49)]; ἐπεκείμην αὐτοῖς ἐνοχλῶν “PLips.” 36.7 [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((4th c.AD): _absolutely_, κἀπικείσομαι βαρύς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 101; κἀπικείμενος βόα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 252; Κλέων μ᾽ ὑπετάραττεν ἐπικείμενος [prev. author] “V.” 1285; ἐ. λαμπρῶς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.71; πολὺς δ᾽ ἐπέκειτο 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.90)]; 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+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.38, compare 6.58, Arist. “Pol.” 1297a18)]; τῷ ἄρξαντι μεγάλα ἐπιτίμια ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Antipho 4.4.7; ζημία.. ἐπέκειτο στατήρ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.70; ὁ ἐπικείμενος κίνδυνος 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 1.13.4.)]
II.4. of a name, to be imposed, [Refs (Pl. “Cra.” 411c, “Prt.” 349c.)]
II.5. metaphorically, σκώμματα ἐπικείμενα suitable to the purpose, pointed, [Refs (Longin. 34.2.)]
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+ (E. “Supp.” 716 (uncertain _construction_); ἐ. κυνῆν τῆς κεφαλῆς 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 5.22)]; στέφανον ἐπικείμενος with a crown on one's head, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marc.” 22)]; 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 (App. “Mith.” 6)]; ἱερὰν ἐσθῆτα ἐ. [Refs ([prev. author] “BC” 4.134; φθίμενος τήνδ᾽ ἐπίκειμαι κόνιν “epigram Gr.” 622.6)]; κιθάραν.. κόλλοπας ἐπικειμένην fitted with pegs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Ind.” 10: _metaphorically_, οἱ κίνδυνον ἐπικείμενοι)] exposed to.. , [Refs (App. “BC” 4.124.)]