I.to be laid (used as a Pass. to τίθημι), and so to lie, lie outstretched, Hom., etc.; ὁ δ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἐννέα κεῖτο πέλεθρα lay stretched over nine plethra, Od.; κειμένωι ἐπεμπηδᾶν to kick him when he's down, Ar.
2.to lie asleep, repose, Hom., etc.:—also, to lie idle, lie still, id=Hom.; ὑπὸ γαστέρ᾽ ἐλυσθεὶς κείμην of Ulysses under the ram's belly, Od.; κακὸν κείμενον a sleeping evil, Soph.
3.to lie sick or wounded, lie in misery, Hom., Soph., etc.; to lie at the mercy of the conqueror, Aesch.
4.to lie dead, like Lat. jacere, Hom., Hdt., Trag.
5.to lie neglected or uncared for, of an unburied corpse, Il.;—so also of places, to lie in ruins, Aesch.
6.of wrestlers, to have a fall, id=Aesch., Ar.
II.of places, to lie, be situated, Od., Hdt., attic
III.to be laid up, be in store, of goods, property, Hom.;—also of things dedicated to a god, Hdt.; of money, κείμενα deposits, id=Hdt.
2.of laws, κεῖται νόμος the law is laid down, Eur., Thuc.; οἱ νόμοι οἱ κείμενοι the established laws, Ar.; κεῖται ζημία the penalty is fixed by law, Thuc.