κεῖμαι; impf. 3 pers. sing. ἔκειτο; fo lie; 1. prop.: of an infant, foll. by ἐν w. dat. of place, Lk. ii. 12 [Tdf. om. κείμ.], 16; of one buried: ὅπου or οὗ, Mt. xxviii. 6; Lk. xxiii. 53; Jn. xi. 41 Rec.; xx. 12; of things that quietly cover some spot, Lk. xxiv. 12 [RGLbr.]; Jn. xx. 5-7; xxi. 9; with ἐπί re added, 2 Co. iii. 15; ἐπάνω τινός (of a city situated on a hill), Mt. v. 14; also of things put or set in any place, in ref. to which we often use to stand: thus of vessels, Jn. ii. 6; xix. 29, (χύτρας κειμένας, Xen. oec. 8,19); of a throne, Rev. iv. 2 (Jer. xxiv. 1; Hom. Il. 2,777; Od. 17, 331); κεῖσθαι πρός τι, to be brought near to a thing [see πρός, I. 2 a.], Mt. iii. 10; Lk. iii. 9; absol., of the site of a city, τετράγωνος κεῖται, Rey. xxi. 16; of grain and other things laid up, gathered together, Lk. xii. 19; of a foundation, 1 Co. iii. 11. 2. metaph. a. to be (by God’s intent) set, 1. 6. destined, appointed: foll. by eis w. ace. indicating the purpose, Lk. ii. 34; Phil. 1. 11 (16); 1 Th. 1.8. b. as very often in prof. auth. (cf. Passow s. v. p. 1694"; [L. and S. s. v. IV. 2]), of laws, to be made, laid down: τινί, 1 Tim.i. 9. C. ὁ κόσμυς ὅλος ἐν TO πονηρῷ κεῖται, lies in the power of the evil one, i. 6. is held in subjection by the devil, 1 Jn. v. 19. ἀντί-, ἀπό-, ἐπί-, κατά-, Tapd-, Tepi-, πρό-κειμαι.}

κεῖμαι keimai 24x

to lie, to be laid; to recline, to be lying, to have been laid down, Mt. 28:6; Lk. 2:12; to have been laid, placed, set, Mt. 3:10; Lk. 3:9; Jn. 2:6; to be situated, as a city, Mt. 5:14; Rev. 21:16; to be in store, Lk. 12:19; met. to be constituted, established as a law, 1 Tim. 1:9; in NT of persons, to be specially set, solemnly appointed, destined, Lk. 2:34; Phil. 1:16; 1 Thess. 3:3; to lie under an influence, to be involved in, 1 Jn. 5:19

κεῖμαι,

[in LXX: Je 24:1 (יעד hoph.), al.;]

used as passive of τίθημι (LS, s.v.), to be laid, to lie; of persons: an infant, Lk 2:12, 16; a dead body, Mt 28:6, Lk 23:53, Jo 20:12;

of things, to lie, be laid or set, stand: Mt 5:14, Jo 2:6 19:29 20:5-7 21:9, Re 4:2 21:16; trop., Θεμέλιος, I Co 3:11; seq. prep. c. acc., πρός, Mt 3:10, Lk 3:9; εἰς, Lk 12:19; ἐπί, trop., κάλυμμα, II Co 3:15. Metaph., ὁ κόσμος ἐν τ. πονηριῷ κ., I Jo 5:19; to be laid down, appointed: of law, c. dat. pers., I Ti 1:9; seq. εἰς c. acc. (of purpose), Lk 2:34, Phl 1:16, I Th 3:3 (cf. ἀνά-, συν-ανά-, ἀντί-, ἀπό-, ἐπί-, κατά-, παρά-, περί-, πρό-κειμαι).†

κεῖμαι is used with reference to a dead body (as in Mt 285) in P Ryl II. 114%” (¢. A.D. 280), the petition of a woman against a certain Syrion who had endeavoured —aapratew τὰ τῶν [νηπίων μου τέκνων .. . παρὰ [αὐτῆς τῆς κοίτης τοῦ ἀνδρός μου καὶ τοῦ σώματος κειμένου, ‘to tear the property of my young children from the very bed of my husband where his body was lying” (Edd.). Cf. the i/a.p sepulchral inscr. from Alexandria, Pressigke 1397 Ἐξηνόφιλος κεῖμαι πατρὸς Finvodidov. Hence, more generally, of things “lying” or “‘set’’in a place (cf. 1 Cor 311), e.g. PSI IV. 365°° (B.C. 251-0) 6 γ]ὰρ σεῖτος ἐπὶ τῆς ἅλῳ κείμενος οὐθὲν ὠφελεῖ ἡμᾶς (cf. Lk 1215), P Oxy XII. 14794 (late 1{8.6.} διὸ τὰ βυβλία οὔπῳ εἴληφ(α), ἀλλὰ κεῖται ἀντιβεβλημένα, “T have not yet obtained the documents, but they are lying collated” (Edd.), 24. 148818 (ii/a.p.) ἡ ἐν τῷ αἰθρίῳ κειμένη μεγάλη θυΐα, ““1ῃ6 large mortar placed in the portico” (Edd.). So of vessels in pledge or pawn, as in PSI V. 5253 (iii/B.C.) & ποτε σκεύη εἶχον ἐνέχυρα κεῖται, P Oxy I. 1143 (ΤΠ A.D.) κεῖται πρὸς B μνᾶς, ‘it is pledged for two minae,”’ and of persons “living ” in a district, as in P Tebt I. 2747 (B.c. 113) ἐν πίερι]στάσει κειμένων : cf. 1 Jn 52%, and in further illustration of this passage Menander Fragyz. p- 176 τὴν ἐν ἑτέρῳ γὰρ κειμένην ἁμαρτίαν, where the phrase seems to mean “‘depends upon.” The common metaphorical usage “‘laid down,” ‘‘established,” as in 1 Tim 1°, may be illustrated from BGU III. 1002" (B.c.55) πᾶσαι at κατ᾽ αὐτῶν κείμεναι συνγραφαί, and P Tebt IT. 3347 (A.D. 200-1) κατ]ὰ τὴν κιμ[ζέϊνην ἡμῖν συνγραφήν, with reference to a marriagecontract. See also P Far 6378 and P Tebt I. 334 cited s.v. ἐν (denoting condition, state), and Magn 115}5 cited s.v. ἀπόκειμαι. P Oxy II. 2937 (A.D. 27) ἔτι καὶ νῦν κεῖται μεχρὶ οὗ ἀποστείλῃς por φάσιν of clothes ‘laid past,” ‘*they are still waiting until you send me word.” In Afichel 54218 (beg. ii/B.c.) kal pera τὸ δικάσαι ἐπικρινάσης [τ]ῆς βουλῆς τὰς κειμένας δίκας Kal ὀφειλούσας τελεσθῆναι ἐπὶ τοῦ μετὰ ταῦτα δικαστηρίου, can the reference be to cases which were “‘ held over ’’?

κεῖμαι (keimai) — to lay/be appointed. κεῖμαι, κεῖσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect κέᾰται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative κεῖσο, κείσθω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular κέηται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; optative 3rd.pers. singular κέοιτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive κεῖσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle κεί μενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐκείμην [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect κείμην [Refs]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κέσκετο [Refs]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐκέατο [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect κέατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future κείσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Doric dialect κεισεῦμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit śéte (={κεῖται}), also śáyate 'lie', Gr. κοίτη, κοιμάομαι, perhaps Latin cunae, etc.):—to be laid (used as passive to τίθημι): hence, lie, lie outstretched, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly with Preps., πυρὴν.. ᾗ ἔνι κεῖται Πάτροκλος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ὁ δ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἐννέα κεῖτο πέλεθρα lay stretched over.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later κεῖσθαι εἰς.., in pregnant sense, εἰς ἀνάγκην κείμεθ᾽ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν κ. to be strewn upon the path, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], plan, opposed to elevation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. lie down to rest, repose, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lie, remain, κεῖτο γὰρ ἐν νήεσσι.. Ἀχιλλεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lie still, λασίην ὑπὸ γαστέρ᾽ ἐλυσθεὶς κείμην, of Odysseus under the ram's belly, [Refs 8th c.BC+] a sleeping evil, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. lie sick or wounded, ἐν νήσῳ κεῖτο, of Philoctetes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lie in misery, ἐοικότι κεῖται ὀλέθρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κειμένῳ ἐπεμπηδᾶν to kick him when he's down, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. lie dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: rare in Prose, χίλιοι.. νεκροὶ κείμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. b frequently also in epitaphs, lie buried, τῇδε κείμεθα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τάφῳ, ἐν Ἅιδου, παρ᾽ Ἅιδῃ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Prose, τὸν χῶρον ἐν τῷ κέοιτο Ὀρέστης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ.ὑπό τινων to be buried by.., [Refs 1st c.AD+]

5. frequently of a corpse, lie unburied, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also κεῖτ᾽ ἀπόθεστος.. ἐν πολλῇ κόπρῳ lay uncared for, of the old hound of Odysseus, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of places, lie in ruins, δόμοι.. χαμαιπετεῖς ἔκεισθ᾽ ἀεί [Refs 5th c.BC+]

6. of wrestlers, have a fall, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. of places, to be situated, lie, νῆσος ἀπόπροθεν εἰν ἁλὶ κεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; ἐν τῇ [γῇ] κείμενά ἐστι τὰ Σοῦσα (for κεῖται) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον, πρὸς ἄρκτον, [Refs]

II.2. of things, lie or be in a place, ὅθι οἱ φίλα δέμνι᾽ ἔκειτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕλε δίφρον κείμενον placed there, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. fit, of shoes, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

II.4. κεῖσθαι, posture, attitude, as a category, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

III. to be laid up, in store, of goods, property, etc., δόμοις ἐν κτήματα κεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βασιλῆϊ δὲ κεῖται ἄγαλμα is reserved.., [Refs]; μνῆμα ξείνοιο.. κέσκετ᾽ ἐνὶ μεγάροισι was left lying.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of things dedicated to a god, κ. ἐν θησαυρῷ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; of money, κείμενα deposits, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰ χρήματα ἐπὶ τῇ τούτου τραπέζῃ κεῖταί μοι at his bank, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τἀργύριόν σοι κείσεται the caution-money shall be deposited, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δραχ μὴν ὑπόθες.—Answ. κεῖται πάλαι [Refs 4th c.BC+] shall be placed to her credit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

IV. to be placed in position, τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ τοίχου.. κειμένων κιόνων [Refs]

IV.2. to be set up, ordained, ἄεθλα κεῖτ᾽ ἐν ἀγῶνι [Refs 8th c.BC+]

IV.3. of laws, κεῖται νόμος the law is laid down, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ νόμοι οἱ κείμενοι the established laws, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ κείμεναι ὑπὸ τῶν ὑπατικῶν γνῶμαι the votes given by.., [Refs 1st c.BC+]; οὐκέτι κ. ἡ διαθήκη no longer holds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so of philosophical arguments, hold good, κατά τινων [Refs 5th c.BC+]

IV.4. to be laid down in argument, posited, assumed, τοῦτο ἡμῖν οὕτω κείσθω [Refs 5th c.BC+]let it be assumed, [Refs]; τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς κείμενον the assumption, [Refs](plural); τὰ περὶ τὴν διάνοιαν ἐν τοῖς περὶ ῥητορικῆς κ. [Refs]

IV.5. of names, οὔνομα κεῖται the name is given, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς κείμενον [ὄνομα] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κεῖσθαι without ὄνομα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κείμενα ὀόματα established terms, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

IV.6. metaphorically, πάντα δεινὰ κἀπικινδύνως βροτοῖς κεῖται, παθεῖν μὲν εὖ, παθεῖν δὲ θάτερα danger is set before men, that they may.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

V. metaphorically, of continuing conditions, ἐνὶ φρεσὶ πένθος ἔκειτο lay heavy, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὔστομα κείσθω remain unspoken, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νεῖκος ἔκειτό τισι there was an enduring feud, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἑλλήνων κείσομαι ἐν στόματι my name shall be a household word, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μὴ κινεῖν (i.e. κακὸν) εὖ κείμενον 'let sleeping dogs lie', [Refs 5th c.BC+]

V.2. ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖται, i.e. these things are yet in the power of the gods, to give or not, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

V.3. κεῖσθαι ἔν τινι to rest entirely or be dependent on him, ἐν ἀγαθοῖσι κ. πολίων κυβερνάσιες [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with simple dative, Λεωφίλῳ πάντα κεῖται [Refs 7th c.BC+]; of things, depend upon, τὸ πανηγυρικὸν ἐν μελέτῃ καὶ τριβῇ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

V.4. in Medicine texts, to be left to settle, of urine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

V.4. b φάρυγξ οὐ φλεγμαίνουσα, κειμένη δέ[Refs]

V.5. Grammars, of words and phrases, to be found, occur, παρὰ τῷ ποιητῃ [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ποῦ κεῖτα; [Refs 2nd c.AD+], compare Κειτούκειτο; κ. ἀντί τινος to be used instead of.., [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὸ κείμενον the received text, [Refs 5th c.BC+]