κεῖμαι
kā'-mī
verb
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Middle voice of a primary verb
middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively):—be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. Compare G5087.
Outline
- to lie
- of an infant
- of one buried
- of things that quietly cover some spot
- of a city situated on a hill
- of things put or set in any place, in ref. to which we often use "to stand"
- of vessels, of a throne, of the site of a city, of grain and other things laid up together, of a foundation
- metaph.
- to be (by God's intent) set, i.e. destined, appointed
- of laws, to be made, laid down
- lies in the power of the evil one, i.e. is held in subjection by the devil