to lay up
Apokeimai describes something kept or reserved for later, including an outcome set to follow.
The attested uses chiefly describe something being kept or reserved: a crown, hope, or mina is presented as held for someone or kept away. In Hebrews 9:27, the same present middle indicative occurs in a statement that death and subsequent judgment are appointed.
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Kept or reserved · dominant
In 2 Timothy 4:8, the present middle indicative occurs in the clause that the APB renders “there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness.” In Colossians 1:5 and Luke 19:20, present middle participles occur where the APB renders hope as “laid up for you in the heavens” and a mina as “kept laid away in a handkerchief.”
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Set as an awaiting outcome · rare
In Hebrews 9:27, the present middle indicative occurs in a comparison about what follows human death; the APB renders the clause, “it is appointed for humans to die once, and after that comes judgment.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “laid up” for the crown and hope, “kept laid away” for the mina, and “appointed” in the statement about death and judgment. These are renderings of whole clauses.