- Transliteration: Epikeimai

- Phonetic: ep-ik'-i-mahee

- Definition:

1. to lie upon or over, rest upon, be laid or placed upon

a. on the burning coals

2. metaph.

a. of things, of the pressure of a violent tempest

b. of men, to press upon, to be urgent

- Origin: from G1909" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1909 and G2749" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2749

- TDNT entry: 13:55,4

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1909" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1909 and G2749" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2749; to rest upon (literally or figuratively): - impose be instant (be) laid (there- up-) on (when) lay (on) lie (on) press upon.