verb

apokeiemō

Greekἀπόκειμαι (apokeimai)

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

Translated as

appointed1×laid away1×laid up1×reserved1×

What it means

ἀπό-κειμαι,

[in LXX: Ge 49:10 (שִׁילֹה), Jb 38:23 (חשׂךְ), II Mac 12:45, IV Mac 8:11*;]

to be laid up, in store, laid away: Lk 19:20. Metaph., c. dat. pers., to be reserved (Dem., Plat.; and v. MM, s.v.): Col 1:5, II Ti 4:8, He 9:27.†

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

Saidap-ok'-i-mahee

to be reserved; figuratively, to await

Fromfrom G575 and G2749;

King Jamesbe appointed, (be) laid up.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
apokeietōἀπόκειταί	happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular	reserved	2×
apokeierōtanἀποκειμένην	happening now · objectpresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	apokeiemō	apokeieme	apokeiemi	apokeiema	apokeiemē	apokeiemelē
you 2nd person singular	apokeiesō	apokeiese	apokeiesi	apokeiesa	apokeiesē	apokeieselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokeietō2×ἀπόκειταί	apokeiete	apokeieti	apokeieta	apokeietē	apokeietelē
we 1st person plural	apokeienō	apokeiene	apokeieni	apokeiena	apokeienē	apokeienelē
ye 2nd person plural	apokeievō	apokeieve	apokeievi	apokeieva	apokeievē	apokeievelē
they 3rd person plural	apokeielō	apokeiele	apokeieli	apokeiela	apokeielē	apokeielelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apokeiemeiō	apokeiemeia	apokeiemeiē
you 2nd person singular	apokeieseiō	apokeieseia	apokeieseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokeieteiō	apokeieteia	apokeieteiē
we 1st person plural	apokeieneiō	apokeieneia	apokeieneiē
ye 2nd person plural	apokeieveiō	apokeieveia	apokeieveiē
they 3rd person plural	apokeieleiō	apokeieleia	apokeieleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apokeiesōr	apokeiesar	apokeiesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokeietōr	apokeietar	apokeietēr
ye 2nd person plural	apokeievōr	apokeievar	apokeievēr
they 3rd person plural	apokeielōr	apokeielar	apokeielēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apokeiemoiō	apokeiemoia
you 2nd person singular	apokeiesoiō	apokeiesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokeietoiō	apokeietoia
we 1st person plural	apokeienoiō	apokeienoia
ye 2nd person plural	apokeievoiō	apokeievoia
they 3rd person plural	apokeieloiō	apokeieloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	apokeierō	apokeieri	apokeiera	apokeierē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	apokeierōtos2×	apokeieritos	apokeieratos	apokeierētos

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

apokeistem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

apokeietō“reserved”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular2×

2 Timothy 4:8“reserved”loipem apokeietō mi tos tau dikaiosunau stefanos, hon apodōati mi tos kurios en ekeina ta hēmera, tos dikaios kritos, ouk monem de mi alla kai pantoi toi agaparētoi tan epifaneian autou.From now on there is laid up 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 to all who crave His appearing.

Hebrews 9:27“appointed”kai kata hosem apokeietō toi anthrōpoi hapax apothnēskara, meta de houtem krisias,Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

apokeierōtan“laid up”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular feminine2×

Luke 19:20“laid away”kai tos heteros erchata legarōtos; Kurior, idou tas mnas su han echame apokeierōtan en soudarie;Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.

Colossians 1:5“laid up”dia tan elpian tan apokeierōtan vi en toi ouranoi, han proakouava en to logo tau alētheiau teu euangelieuthe faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel