κείμενον

keimenon

lying

middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively):--be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. Compare τίθημι.

G2749

Luke 2:16 · Word #15

Lexicon G2749

Lemmaκεῖμαι
Transliterationkeîmai
Strong'sG2749
In-contextlying
Literallying

Morphology V PRS MID PTCP ACC N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaκεῖμαι
Strong'sG2749

SIBI-P1 G2749-07

the presently-lying (thing/one)

Morphological NotesVerb, present middle participle, accusative singular (appearing as either neuter singular or masculine singular). The present tense indicates ongoing state; middle voice (deponent) expresses a state of being laid or situated; participle functions adjectivally or substantivally.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root idea of κεῖμαι as "to lie" or "to be laid/placed" while reflecting the present participle as an ongoing state ("presently-lying"). The middle voice, though deponent in form, conveys a state of being set or situated, and the accusative singular form (masculine or neuter) is represented by "(thing/one)" as a direct object.

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Words from Root κεῖμαι (to lie, to be laid, to be set, to be appointed, to be situated)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2749-01 ekeito was lying
G2749-02 keimai I am lying set-in-place
G2749-03 keimena things lying (set in place)

Word Usage (24 occurrences of G2749)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 3:10 κεῖται keitai
Matthew 5:14 κειμένη keimene
Matthew 28:6 ἔκειτο ekeito
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