κεῖμαι
To lie outstretched (literally or figuratively)
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What does κεῖμαι (keîmai) mean in the Bible?
κεῖμαι (keîmai) is a Greek word meaning "to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively)". κεῖμαι [in LXX: Jer.
Meaning
Passive state of being positioned or set in place, often with purposeful arrangement or appointed destiny.
used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie;
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Indicative states a fact or reality 13×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.