κεῖμαι , κεῖσαι, κεῖται, 3 pl. κεῖνται,
κέαται, κείαται, subj. κῆται,
imp. κεῖσο, κείσθω, inf. κεῖσθαι, part. κείμενος, ipf. (ἐ）κείμην, 3 pl. κέατο,
κείατο, iter. 3 sing. κέσκετο,
fut. κείσομαι: lie, be
placed or situated, of both persons and
things, and often virtually a pass. to τίθημι, as κεῖται ἄεθλα,
prizes ‘are offered,’ Il. 23.273; freq. where we say ‘stand,’
δίφρος, θρῆνυς, Od. 17.331, 410; fig., πένθος ἐπὶ φρεσὶ κεῖται,
Od. 24.423;
ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖται,
‘rest’ in their disposal; see γόνυ.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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