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ἐπίκειμαι

Transliteration: epikeimai · verb

7x in NTFirst: Luke 5:1
MeaningI lie upon, am insistent
Part of speechverb
Frequency7x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐπικεῖσθαι, ἐπέκειντο, ἐπέκειτο, ἐπικείμενον, ἐπικειμένου, ἐπίκειται, ἐπικείμενα
Example versesLuke 5:1 · Luke 23:23 · John 11:38 · John 21:9 · Acts 27:20
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What kind of word is ἐπίκειμαι?

ἐπίκειμαι (epikeimai) is a verb that occurs 7 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I lie upon, am insistent” and first appears in Luke 5:1.

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