Lexical Definition

‎πρόκειμαι‎ prókeimai (prok'-i-mahee) to set before ^G:V
from ‎πρό‎ and ‎κεῖμαι‎

be first, set before (forth).

• to lie before the view, i.e. (figuratively) to be present (to the mind), to stand forth (as an example or reward)

Abbott-Smith

πρό-κειμαι, [in LXX: Ex 39:18* (36), Nu 4:7 (פָּנִים), etc.;] used as pass. of προτίθημι;
1. to be set before one, to be set forth: He 6:18 12:1, 2, Ju 7.
2. to present oneself, be present: II Co 8:12 (v. Mey., in l.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

πρόκειμαι,

used as passive of προτίθημι, to be set before one, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα the meats laid ready, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. δαίς, δεῖπνον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄρτοι προκείμενοι shew-bread, [LXX]

__2 lie exposed, ὁρέω παιδίον προκείμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a tuft of wool, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄτιμος ὧδε πρόκειμαι, says Ajax of himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially lie dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προκείμενον νέκυν laid out for burial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐξενεχθείς, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (also, to be buried first, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] to be exposed to.., [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 to be set before competitors, as the prize of a contest, τοῖσι.. προὔκειτο μέγας τρίπος [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3.b metaphorically, to be set before one, proposed, γνῶμαι τρεῖς προεκέατο three opinions were set forth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῷ συμβουλεύοντι σκοπὸς τὸ συμφέρον is proposed as a mark, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ προκειμένη ξυμμαγία the alliance which naturally offers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of contests, πόνος τε καὶ ἀγὼν ἔσχατος ψυχῇ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be extant, προοίμια π. [Refs]; frequently in participle, ὁ προκείμενος ἄεθλος the task set, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ προκείμενα, opposed to μέλλοντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π. ἐν τῷ λόγῳ or τὸ π., the question under discussion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π. πρῆγμα the matter in hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+] when the question is concerning safety, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 to be set forth, settled, prescribed, appointed, ἔργων ὧν νόμοι πρόκεινται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ προκείμεναι ἡμέραι the prescribed days,[Refs]; τὸ θανεῖν.. πᾶσι πρόκειται probably in [Refs]; of laws, νόμους ὑπερβαίνουσα τοὺς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of punishments, στέρεσθαι κρατὸς ἦν προκείμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 to be first stated, οὐ πρόκειται τοῦ λόγου τὸ τί ἐστιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II lie before, lie in front of, with genitive, Αἴγυπτος προκειμένη τῆς ἐχομένης γῆς projecting further than, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾗ (ᾧ codices) προὔκειτο μαστῶν περονίς where was set a brooch before her breasts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of a cape, island, etc., ἐν τῇ θαλάττῃ π. χωρίον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 bulge, project, ἡ γαστὴρ πρόκειται [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III precede, γράμμα π. an initial letter, [Refs]; ἐν τοῖς π. in the preceding pages, [Refs 2nd c.AD+], frequently in Papyrus, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; προκείμενον a preceding word, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; χρόνος ὁ προκείμενος date as above, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τοῦ π. ἔτους in the aforesaid year, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἡ π. βοτάνη above-mentioned, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] represented on this monument, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III.2 τὸ π. αὐτοῦ μόριον from which it is derived (ὥς from ὅς), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.39.18*}