epikeimai · lie on, press on

What it means

epikeimai (ἐπίκειμαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lie on, press on”.

Lie on top of; press in on someone.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Rest on top; crowd in; bear down on someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• imposed ×1
• laid upon ×1
• lying on it ×1
• was lying ×1
• was pressing in on ×1
• was pressing on us ×1
• were insistent ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• John×2
• Acts×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Luke 5:1

  Now it happened, while the crowd was pressing in on him and listening to the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

• Luke 23:23

  But they were insistent with loud voices, asking for him to be crucified; and their voices were prevailing.

• John 11:38

  So Jesus, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

• John 21:9

  So when they got out on the land, they see a charcoal fire in place and fish lying on it and bread.

• Acts 27:20

  And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was pressing on us, finally all hope of our being saved was being taken away.

• 1 Corinthians 9:16

  For if I proclaim the good news, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is to me if I do not proclaim the good news.

• Hebrews 9:10

  resting only on foods and drinks and various immersions, regulations for the flesh imposed until a time of reformation.