ἐπίκειμαι; imperfect
ἐπεκειμην;
to lie upon or
over, rest upon, be laid or
placed upon;
a. properly:
ἐπί τινι,
John 11:38; namely, on the burning coals,
John 21:9.
b. figuratively,
α. of things: of the pressure of a violent tempest,
χειμῶνος ἐπικειμένου,
Acts 27:20 (Plutarch, Timol. 28, 7);
ἀνάγκη μοι ἐπίκειται, is laid upon me,
1 Corinthians 9:16 (Homer, Iliad 6, 458);
ἐπικείμενα, of observances imposed on a man by law,
Hebrews 9:10 [cf. Winer's Grammar, 635 (589)].
β. of men;
to press upon, to be urgent: with the dative of person
Luke 5:1;
ἐπέκειντο αἰτούμενοι,
Luke 23:23 (
πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐπέκειτο ἀξιῶν, Josephus, Antiquities 18, 6, 6;
μᾶλλον ἐπέκειντο βλασφημοῦντες, 20, 5, 3).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Luke
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5:1; 23:23
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John
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11:38; 21:9
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Acts
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27:20
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1 Corinthians
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9:16
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Hebrews
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9:10
