G1945 · ἐπίκειμαι
epíkeimai · press upon
G1945 (epíkeimai) is the Greek word ἐπίκειμαι in Strong’s dictionary: to rest upon (literally or figuratively). It appears 7 times in 7 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- ἐπίκειμαι (Greek)
- Transliteration
- epíkeimai
- Derivation
- from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2749 (κεῖμαι);
- Definition
- to rest upon (literally or figuratively)
- Rendered in the KJV
- impose, be instant, (be) laid (there-, up-)on, (when) lay (on), lie (on), press upon
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
7 occurrences in 7 verses (6 with English words of their own, 1 in the original with no English word of their own).
How the BSB renders it
- “continued to batter us” ×1
- “imposed” ×1
- “laid” ×1
- “on it” ×1
- “pressing in on” ×1
- “they were insistent” ×1
By book
Luke 2 · John 2 · Acts 1 · 1 Corinthians 1 · Hebrews 1
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Related words
Numbers that share a root with G1945.