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
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.”
“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!”
“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,”
“When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.”
“They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.”
“But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.”
“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).