ἐπίκειμαι (epikeimai) means “to lay on” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ep-ik'-i-mahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἐπίκειμαι · epikeimai · to lay on
ἐπι-κείμαι [in LXX: Exo.39:31 (נָתַן), Job.19:3 (הָכַר hi.) Job.21:27 (חָמַס), 1Ma.6:57, 2Ma.1:21, 3Ma.1:22 * ;] to be placed, lie on: Jhn.21:9; before ἐπί, with dative, Jhn.11:38; figuratively, Heb.9:10; ἀνάγκη, 1Co.9:16; χειμῶν, to threaten, come on: Act.27:20; of persons, to press upon: Luk.5:1 23:23.† (AS)
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(a) dat: I am placed upon, am laid upon, lie upon, am imposed; I press upon, (b) absol: I press hard, am insistent, insist.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| continued to batter us | 1 |
| imposed | 1 |
| laid | 1 |
| on it | 1 |
| pressing in on | 1 |
| they were insistent | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| imposed | 1 |
| is laid | 1 |
| laid thereon | 1 |
| lay | 1 |
| lay on | 1 |
| pressed upon | 1 |
| they were instant | 1 |
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On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
Read word by wordBut they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
Read word by wordJesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
Read word by wordWhen they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
Read word by wordWhen neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
Read word by wordYet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
Read word by wordThey consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
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