"to be laid up, preserved, Lk. 19:20; to be in store, be reserved, await any one, Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:8; Heb. 9:27*"
Definition and meaning
to be laid up, preserved, Lk. 19:20; to be in store, be reserved, await any one, Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:8; Heb. 9:27*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀπόκειμαι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apokeimai (G606) across the King James Bible.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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Common questions
Strong's G606 (apokeimai) is a Greek word that means: to be laid up, preserved, Lk. 19:20; to be in store, be reserved, await any one, Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:8; Heb. 9:27* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word apokeimai (G606) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G606 is apokeimai, a Greek word defined as: to be laid up, preserved, Lk. 19:20; to be in store, be reserved, await any one, Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:8; Heb. 9:27*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apokeimai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.