κεῖμαι, κεῖσαι Il. 19.319, etc. (κατά-κειαι h.Merc. 254, Arc. κεῖοι Tab.Defix. in Philol. 59.201), κεῖται Il. 6.47, Hdt. 1.9, 4.62 (v.l. κέεται), IG 12.94.25; pl. κεῖνται A. Supp. 242, Ion. κέᾰται Il. 11.659, al., Hdt. (προς-κέανται is f.l. 1.133, cf. προς-κέαται, v.l. - κέονται, Hp. Fract. 6), κείᾰται Mimn. 11.6 (κατα - Il. 24.567), κέονται Il. 22.510, Od. 16.232, prob. in Alc. 94, συγ-κέονται Aret. SD 2.4; imper. κεῖσο, κείσθω, Il. 18.178, Hdt. 2.171; subj. 3 sg. κέηται Pl. Sph. 257c, Lycurg. 113, κεῖται (fr. κέψ-ε-ται) Il. 19.32, Od. 2.102, al., δια-κέησθε Isoc. 15.259, κείωνται IG 22.1176.21; opt. 3 sg. κέοιτο Hdt. 1.67, Hp. Art. 14 (κατα -), Isa 6.32, Pl. R. 477a; inf. κεῖσθαι Il. 8.126, Hp. Prog. 3, Hdt. 2.127, al., κέεσθαι v.l.in ib. 2, cf. Hp. Aër. 6, Archim. Aequil. 1 Prooem.; part. κεί μενος Il. 7.265, etc.: impf. ἐκείμην Od. 13.284, etc., κείμην 9.434; [Eph 3:1-21] sg. κέσκετο 21.41, (παρε -) 14.521; Ion. 3 pl. ἐκέατο Hdt. 1.167, κέατο Il. 13.763, κείατο 11.162; κεῖντο 21.426, (ἐπέ -) Od. 6.19: fut. κείσομαι Il. 18.121, A. Ch. 895, etc., Dor. κεισεῦμαι Theoc. 3.53. (Cf. Skt. śéte (= κεῖται), also śáyate ’lie’, Gr. κοίτη, κοιμάομαι, perh. Lat. cunae, etc.): -
I
1. to be laid (used as Pass. to τίθημι): hence, lie, lie outstretched, used by Hom. mostly with Preps., πυρὴν.. ᾗ ἔνι κεῖται Πάτροκλος Il. 23.210; κεῖτο παρὰ μνηστῇ ἀλόχῳ 9.556; ἐπὶ γαίῃ 11.162; ὑπ’ αἰθούσῃ Od. 21.390; also ἐπί τινος, ὀστέα.. κείμεν’ ἐπ’ ἠπείρου 1.162; τὸ δ’ ἥμισυ κεῖτ’ ἐπὶ γαίης Il. 13.565, cf. 20.345; but ὁ δ’ ἐπ’ ἐννέα κεῖτο πέλεθρα lay stretched over.., Od. 11.577, al.; later κεῖσθαι εἰς.., in pregnant sense, εἰς ἀνάγκην κείμεθ’ E. IT 620; εἰς ὀλίγην κ. κόνιν AP 9.677 (Agath.); also ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν κ. to be strewn upon the path, Call. Iamb. 1.250: Archit., κείμενον σχῆμα, opp. ὠρθωμένον, plan, opp. elevation, Apollod. Poliorc. 163.3: c.acc., τόπον.. ὅντινα κεῖται S. Ph. 145 (anap.).
2. lie down to rest, repose, Od. 13.281, etc.; πορφυρέᾳ κείμενος ἐν χλανίδι Simon. 37.12; lie, remain, κεῖτο γὰρ ἐν νήεσσι.. Ἀχιλλεύς Il. 2.688, cf. 7.230, etc.; οὐ χρῆν ἥσυχον κεῖσθαι πόδα S. Fr. 142.13; lie still, λασίην ὑπὸ γαστέρ’ ἐλυσθεὶς κείμην, of Odysseus under the ram’s belly, Od. 9.434: metaph., κακὸν κείμενον a sleeping evil, S. OC 510 (lyr.); τοῦ κύματος κειμένου Ael. NA 15.5.
3. lie sick or wounded, ἐν νήσῳ κεῖτο, of Philoctetes, Il. 2.721, cf. 15.240; κείσεται οὐτηθείς 8.537, cf. 11.659; γήραϊ λυγρῷ κεῖται ἐνὶ μεγάροις ἀρημένος 18.435; κεῖτ’ ὀλιγηπελέων Od. 5.457; lie in misery, ἐοικότι κεῖται ὀλέθρῳ 1.46; κεῖται ἐν ἄλγεσι θυμός 21.88, cf. S. Ph. 183 (lyr.); κ. ἐν κακοῖς E. Ph. 1639, Hec. 969; κειμένῳ ἐπεμπηδᾶν to kick him when he’s down, Ar. Nu. 550.
4. lie dead, Il. 5.467, 16.541, al., A. Ag. 1438, 1446, S. Ph. 359; κεῖται δὲ νεκρὸς περὶ νεκρῷ Id. Ant. 1240: rare in Prose, χίλιοι.. νεκροὶ κείμενοι Hdt. 8.25, cf. Hdn. 2.1.8. freq. also in epitaphs, lie buried, τῇδε κείμεθα Simon. 92, cf. 97; κεῖσαι ζῶν ἔτι μᾶλλον τῶν ὑπὸ γᾶς Id. 60; also κ. ἐν Ταρ τάρῳ Pi. P. 1.15; ἐν τάφῳ, ἐν Ἅιδου, παρ’ Ἅιδῃ, A. Ch. 895, S. El. 463, OT 972; also in Prose, τὸν χῶρον ἐν τῷ κέοιτο Ὀρέστης Hdt. 1.67, cf. 4.11, 9.105, Th. 2.43; κ.ὑπό τινων to be buried by.., Plu. 2.583c.
5. freq. of a corpse, lie unburied, Il. 18.338, 19.32; κεῖται.. νέκυς ἄκλαυτος ἄθαπτος 22.386; μὴ δή με ἕλωρ Δαναοῖσιν ἐάσῃς κεῖσθαι 5.685; also κεῖτ’ ἀπόθεστος.. ἐν πολλῇ κόπρῳ lay uncared for, of the old hound of Odysseus, Od. 17.296; εὐνὴ.. κάκ’ ἀράχνια κεῖται ἔχουσα 16.35; of places, lie in ruins, δόμοι.. χαμαιπετεῖς ἔκεισθ’ ἀεί A. Ch. 964 (lyr.), cf. Pl. R. 425a, Lyc. 252.
6. of wrestlers, have a fall, A. Eu. 590; πεσών γε κείσομαι Ar. Nu. 126.
II
1. of places, to be situated, lie, νῆσος ἀπόπροθεν εἰν ἁλὶ κεῖται Od. 7.244, cf. 9.25, 10.196, etc.; ἐν τῇ [γῇ] κείμενά ἐστι τὰ Σοῦσα (for κεῖται) Hdt. 5.49; Αἴγινα.. πρὸς νότου κ. πνοάς A. Fr. 404; πρὸ Μεγάρων κ. Th. 3.51; πόλις αὐτάρκη θέσιν κειμένη Id. 1.37; θέσιν κέεσθαι νοσερωτάτην Hp. Aër. 6, cf. Arist. HA 496a14; κ. πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον, πρὸς ἄρκτον, Id. Mete. 360b14, 363a3.
2. of things, lie or be in a place, ὅθι οἱ φίλα δέμνι’ ἔκειτο Od. 8.277; ἕλε δίφρον κείμενον placed there, 17.331, cf. 410; φόρμιγγα.., ἥ που κεῖται ἐν ἡμετέροισι δόμοισι 8.255: in Prose, δύο τράπεζαι ἐκείσθην Lys. 13.37; χύτρας εὐκρινῶς κειμένας X. Oec. 8.19.
3. fit, of shoes, Herod. 7.121.
4. κεῖσθαι, posture, attitude, as a category, Arist. Cat. 2a2.
III
1. to be laid up, in store, of goods, property, etc., δόμοις ἐν κτήματα κεῖται Il. 9.382; πολλὰ δ’ ἐν ἀφνειοῦ πατρὸς κειμήλια κ. 6.47; βασιλῆϊ δὲ κεῖται ἄγαλμα is reserved.., 4.144; μνῆμα ξείνοιο.. κέσκετ’ ἐνὶ μεγάροισι was left lying.., Od. 21.41; of things dedicated to a god, κ. ἐν θησαυρῷ Hdt. 1.51, cf. 52, Alc. 94; of money, κείμενα deposits, Hdt. 6.86. ά; κ. σοι εὐεργεσία ἐν τῷ ἡμετέρῳ οἴκῳ Th. 1.129, cf. SIG 22.15 (Epist. Darei), Pl. R. 345a; πολλὰ χρήματα ἐπὶ τῇ τούτου τραπέζῃ κεῖταί μοι at his bank, Isoc. 17.44; παρά τινι Pl. 346c; τἀργύριόν σοι κείσεται the caution-money shall be deposited, Ar. Ra. 624; δραχ μὴν ὑπόθες. - Answ. κεῖται πάλαι Diph. 73.2: metaph., εἰ ταῦτ’ ἀνατὶ τῇδε κείσεται κράτη shall be placed to her credit, S. Ant. 485, cf. Pi. I. 5(4).18. to be placed in position, τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ τοίχου.. κειμένων κιόνων IG 12.372.46.
2. to be set up, ordained, ἄεθλα κεῖτ’ ἐν ἀγῶνι Il. 23.273, cf. Hdt. 8.26, 93, Th. 2.46; ὅπλων ἔκειτ’ ἀγὼν πέρι S. Aj. 936 (lyr.).
3. of laws, κεῖται νόμος the law is laid down, E. Hec. 292; νόμοι ἐπ’ ὠφελίᾳ τῶν ἀδικουμένων κεῖνται Th. 2.37; νόμοι κεῖνται περί τινος Antipho 6.2; οἱ νόμοι οἱ κείμενοι the established laws, Ar. Pl. 914, cf. Lys. 1.48, etc.; οἱ ὑπὸ τῶν θεῶν κείμενοι νόμοι X. Mem. 4.4.21; οἱ νόμοι οἱ ὑπὸ οἱ τῶν βασιλέων κείμενοι Isoc. 1.36, cf. D. 24.62; καινὰ κεῖσθαι θέσμι’ ἀνθρώποις E. Med. 494; αἱ κείμεναι ὑπὸ τῶν ὑπατικῶν γνῶμαι the votes given by.., D.H. 7.47; οὐκέτι κ. ἡ διαθήκη no longer holds, Isa 6.32; so of philosophical arguments, hold good, κατά τινων Phld. Rh. 1.51 S.; θάνατος ὧν κεῖται πέρι E. Ion 750; κείμεναι ζημίαι Lys. 14.9, cf. Th. 3.45.
4. to be laid down in argument, posited, assumed, τοῦτο ἡμῖν οὕτω κείσθω Pl. R. 350d, etc.; ὡμολογημένον ἡμῖν κ. Id. Plt. 300e; freq. in Arist., κείσθω let it be assumed, Apr. 34b23,al.; τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς κείμενον the assumption, Metaph. 1008b2, 1047b10(pl.); τὰ περὶ τὴν διάνοιαν ἐν τοῖς περὶ ῥητορικῆς κ. Po. 1456a35.
5. of names, οὔνομα κεῖται the name is given, Hdt. 4.184, 7.200, cf. X. Cyr. 2.2.12, Pl. Sph. 257c, etc.; ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς κείμενον [ὄνομα ] Isa 3.32; κεῖσθαι without ὄνομα, Pl. Cra. 392d; κείμενα ὀόματα established terms, Arist. Top. 140a3, Demetr. Eloc. 96.
6. metaph., πάντα δεινὰ κἀπικινδύνως βροτοῖς κεῖται, παθεῖν μὲν εὖ, παθεῖν δὲ θάτερα danger is set before men, that they may.., S. Ph. 503.
1. metaph., of continuing conditions, ἐνὶ φρεσὶ πένθος ἔκειτο lay heavy, Od. 24.423; εὔστομα κείσθω remain unspoken, Hdt. 2.171; νεῖκος ἔκειτό τισι there was an enduring feud, S. OT 491 (lyr.); Ἑλλήνων κείσομαι ἐν στόματι my name shall be a household word, AP 9.62 (Even.); πολλῶν κείμενος ἐν στόμασιν Thgn. 240; εὖ κείμενα A. Ch. 693; μὴ κινεῖν (sc. κακὸν) εὖ κείμενον ’let sleeping dogs lie’, Pl. Phlb. 15c, cf. Hyp. Fr. 30, Suid.
2. ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖται, i.e. these things are yet in the power of the gods, to give or not, Il. 17.514, 20.435.
3. κεῖσθαι ἔν τινι to rest entirely or be dependent on him, ἐν ἀγαθοῖσι κ. πολίων κυβερνάσιες Pi. P. 10.71; ἐν ὔμμι ὡς θεῷ κείμεθα S. OC 248 (lyr.); also ἐπί τινι, τὰ δ’ οὐκ ἐπ’ ἀνδράσι κ. Pi. P. 8.76: also with simple dat., Λεωφίλῳ πάντα κεῖται Archil. 69, prob.in Com.Adesp. 1325; of things, depend upon, τὸ πανηγυρικὸν ἐν μελέτῃ καὶ τριβῇ κ. Phld. Rh. 1.93 S.; τὰ.. γυμνάσια ἐν τῇ κινήσει κ. Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.23.1.
4. Medic., to be left to settle, of urine, Hp. Epid. 1.26. β. φάρυγξ οὐ φλεγμαίνουσα, κειμένη δέ, i.e. not swollen, ib. 2.2.24.
5. Gramm., of words and phrases, to be found, occur, παρὰ τῷ ποιητῃ Str. 7.3.6, cf. Ath. 2.58b; κεῖται ἐν τῷ Περὶ Πλούτου Phld. Oec. p.39 J.; ποῦ κεῖται; Ath. 4.165d, cf. Κειτούκειτος; κ. ἀντί τινος to be used instead of.., Str. 8.6.7; τὸ κείμενον the received text, Sch.vulg. Pi. O. 2.48.
G2749 — κεῖμαι
imperfect 3 person singular ἔκειτο; to lie;
1. properly: of an infant, followed by ἐν with the dative of place, [Luk 2:12] (Tdf. omits κείμενον),16; of one buried: ὅπου or οὗ, [Mat 28:6]; [Luk 23:53]; [Joh 11:41] Rec.; ; of things that quietly cover some spot, [Luk 24:12] (R G L brackets); [Joh 20:5-7]; [Joh 21:9]; with ἐπί τί added, [2Co 3:15]; ἐπάνω τίνος (of a city situated on a hill), [Mat 5:14]; also of things put or set in any place, in reference to which we often use to stand: thus of vessels, [Joh 2:6]; [Joh 19:29] (χύτρας κειμενας, Xenophon, oec. 8, 19); of a throne, [Rev 4:2] ([Jer 24:1]; Homer, Iliad 2, 777; Odyssey 17, 331); κεῖσθαι πρός τί, to be brought near to a thing (see πρός, I. 2 a.), [Mat 3:10]; [Luk 3:9]; absolutely, of the site of a city, τετραγονος κεῖται, [Rev 21:16]; of grain and other things laid up, gathered together, [Luk 12:19]; of a foundation, [1Co 3:11].
2. metaphorically,
a. to be (by God's intent) set, i. e. destined, appointed: followed by εἰς with the accusative indicating the purpose, [Luk 2:34]; [Phi 1:17] (16); [1Th 3:3].
b. as very often in secular authors (cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1694b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, IV. 2)), of laws, to be made, laid down: τίνι, [1Ti 1:9].
c. ὁ κόσμος ὅλος ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖται, lies in the power of the evil one, i. e. is held in subjection by the devil, [1Jo 5:19]. (Compare: ἀνάκειμαι, συνανάκειμαι, ἀντίκειμαι, ἀπόκειμαι, ἐπίκειμαι, κατάκειμαι, παράκειμαι, περίκειμαι, πρόκειμαι.)