ἐπίκειμαι epíkeimai

Meaning

to rest upon (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: impose, be instant, (be) laid (there-, up-)on, (when) lay (on), lie (on), press upon

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2749 (κεῖμαι);

Where it is used

• Luke 5:1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
• Luke 23:23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
• John 11:38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
• John 21:9 When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
• Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
• 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
• Hebrews 9:10 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.