ἀπόκειμαι
apókeimai · G606 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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to store, to put away in a place
To put something away for safekeeping
ExamplesLuke 19:20 “And then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I kept tucked away in a handkerchief;
2 Timothy 4:8 in the future there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.
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to exist, to exist for, to be set
To exist, with the implication of having been established and thus having continuity and purpose
ExamplesColossians 1:5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel
2 Timothy 4:8 in the future there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.
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to be necessary, must
To be necessary in view of something being inevitable
ExamplesHebrews 9:27 And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment,
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- στέφανοςcrown 1
- ἀποθνήσκωto die 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐνin+ οὐρανόςheaven, sky 1
- ἐνin+ σουδάριονtowel 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ ὅσοςas many as, as much as 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐλπίςhope 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- τηρέω tēréō · G5083 · to cause to continue, to retain, to keep
- Greek verb meaning to keep or guard, frequently used in contexts where something is being kept safe or reserved for the future (cf. 1 Pet 1:4, 2 Pet 2:4, 2:9, 3:7 for reserved judgment/inheritance). While τηρέω emphasizes active guarding or watching over, ἀπόκειμαι denotes passive reservation or being laid up; both convey the concept of something preserved for future use or occurrence.
In the other Testament 1 word
- צָפַן tsâphan · H6845 · to lurk, to lie in wait, to ambush
- Hebrew verb for storing or laying up treasure, matching the sense of ἀπόκειμαι as 'to be reserved/stored up' (cf. Col 1:5, where ἀπόκειμαι describes hope 'laid up' in heaven)
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To exist, to exist for, to be set13.73
- In 2 Timothy 4:8, Paul writes that “in the future there is reserved (apókeitai) for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day,” describing a reward that already stands set aside, waiting.
- To be necessary, must71.37
- In Hebrews 9:27, the writer states, “just as it is destined (apókeitai) for people to die once, and after this comes judgment,” describing a fixed, unavoidable necessity rather than merely an item kept in storage.
- To store, to put away in a place85.53
- In Luke 19:20, the third servant tells his master, “here is your mina, which I kept tucked away (apokeiménēn) in a handkerchief,” describing a physical object deliberately set away in a particular spot.
Word family 17 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon to be laid away, laid by, reserved (ἀπό as in ἀποθησαυρίζω (which see), ἀποθήκη); a.…
a. properly: Lk 19:20.
b. metaphorically, with the dative of person, reserved for one, awaiting him: Col 1:5 (ἐλπίς hoped-for blessedness); 2 Tim 4:8 (στέφανος); Heb 9:27 (ἀποθανεῖν, as in 4 Macc. 8:10). (In both senses in Greek writings from Xenophon down.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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