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κεῖμαι

Transliteration: keimai · verb

24x in NTFirst: Matt 3:10
MeaningI lie, recline, am laid
Part of speechverb
Frequency24x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκεῖται, κειμένη, ἔκειτο, κείμενον, κείμενα, κείμενος, κείμεναι, κειμένην, κεῖμαι, κείμεθα
Example versesMatt 3:10 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 28:6 · Luke 2:12 · Luke 2:16
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What kind of word is κεῖμαι?

κεῖμαι (keimai) is a verb that occurs 24 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I lie, recline, am laid” and first appears in Matt 3:10.

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