G1945

ἐπίκειμαι

epikeimai

Verb · From ἐπί (G1909) and κεῖμαι (G2749)

From G1909 and G2749; to rest upon (literally or figuratively):—impose, be instant, (be) laid (there-, up-)on, (when) lay (on), lie (on), press upon.

Outline

  1. to lie upon or over, rest upon, be laid or placed upon
    1. on the burning coals
  2. metaph.
    1. of things, of the pressure of a violent tempest
    2. of men, to press upon, to be urgent
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