verb
apokeiomō
Strong’sG606
I have been put away, am stored, am reserved for
stem apokei-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπό-κειμαι,
[in LXX: Ge 49:10 (שִׁילֹה), Jb 38:23 (חשׂךְ), II Mac 12:45, IV Mac 8:11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G606 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -κείσομαι, used as passive of ἀποτίθημι, to be laid away from, προμαθείας ἀπόκεινται ῥοαί the tides of events lie beyond our foresight, Refs 5th c.BC+
II absolutely, to be laid up in store, of money, ἀ. ἔνδον ἀργύριονRefs 6th c.BC+; τινί for one's use, Refs 5th c.BC+; χάρις.. ξύν᾽ ἀπόκειται (as Reisig for ξῠναπόκειται) is laid up as a common possession, Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, to be kept in reserve, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολύς σοι [γέλως] ἐστὶν ἀποκείμενος you have great store of laughter in reserve, Refs; ἀ. εἰς.. to be reserved for an occasion, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ τῆς συγγνώμης ὠφέλιμον, ἔλεος ἀ. τινί, Refs 4th c.BC+; σοφία ἐς ἐκείνας [τὰς τέχνας] ἀποκείσθω let the name of wisdom be reserved for.., Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν ἀπόκειται τὸ πεισθῆναι you reserve your acquiescence, Refs 1st c.AD+: with infinitive, ἀτυχήματα ἀπόκειταί τινι ἐνευδοκιμεῖνNT+4th c.BC+
II.2 to be buried, Not. Scav.1923.49.
III to be laid aside, neglected, ἀ. πόρρωRefs 5th c.BC+
III.2 ἀποκειμένη καὶ παλαιὰ φύσις stale, of perfume, Refs 1st c.BC+
IV to be exposed, lie open, to, χώρα ἀ. βαρβάροιςRefs 6th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apokeiotōἀπόκειταί | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | reserved | 2× |
| apokeiorōntanἀποκειμένην | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | laid up | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apokeiomō | apokeiome | apokeiomē | apokeiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apokeiosō | apokeiose | apokeiosē | apokeioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokeiotō2×ἀπόκειταί | apokeiote | apokeiotē | apokeiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apokeionō | apokeione | apokeionē | apokeionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokeiovō | apokeiove | apokeiovē | apokeiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apokeiolō | apokeiole | apokeiolē | apokeiolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apokeiomeiō | apokeiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apokeioseiō | apokeioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokeioteiō | apokeioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apokeioneiō | apokeioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokeioveiō | apokeioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apokeioleiō | apokeioleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apokeiosōr | apokeiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokeiotōr | apokeiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokeiovōr | apokeiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apokeiolōr | apokeiolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apokeiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apokeiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokeiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apokeionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokeiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apokeioloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apokeiorō | apokeiorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apokeiorōntos2× | apokeiorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apokei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apokeiotō“reserved”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
2 Timothy 4:8“reserved”loipem apokeiotō mi tos tau dikaiosunau stefanos, hon …… up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord …
Hebrews 9:27kai kata hosem apokeiotō toi anthrōpoi hapax apothnēskara, meta de …Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that …
apokeiorōntan“laid up”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine2×
Luke 19:20… idou tas mnas su han echame apokeiorōntan en soudarie;… is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
Colossians 1:5“laid up”dia tan elpidan tan apokeiorōntan vi en toi ouranoi, han proakouava …… proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of …