ἐπίκειμαι
e-pē'-kā-mī
verb
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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
- to lie upon or over, rest upon, be laid or placed upon
- on the burning coals
- metaph.
- of things, of the pressure of a violent tempest
- of men, to press upon, to be urgent