2749 – κεῖμαι (keimai)

lie

Description

1. To lie.
   1. Of an infant.
   2. Of one buried.
   3. Of things that quietly cover some spot.
      1. Of a city situated on a hill.
   4. Of things put or set in any place, in ref. To which we often use "to stand".
      1. Of vessels, of a throne, of the site of a city, of grain and other things laid up together, of a foundation.
2. Metaphor.
   1. To be (by God's intent) set, i.e. destined, appointed.
   2. Of laws, to be made, laid down.
   3. Lies in the power of the evil one, i.e. is held in subjection by the devil.

Word root

Word with keimai as root:

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into keimai :

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