Strong's Greek · G1945

ἐπίκειμαι

epíkeimai

impose, be instant, (be) laid (there-, up-)on, (when) lay (on), lie (on), press upon

Definition

to rest upon (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2749 (κεῖμαι);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

John 11:38

Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

1 Corinthians 9:16

Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Luke 5:1

On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

Acts 27:20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

Hebrews 9:10

They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Luke 23:23

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

John 21:9

When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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