to lay/be appointed

Greek Verb

κεῖμαι [in LXX: Jer.24:1 (יָעַד hoph,), al;] used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie; (a) of persons: an infant, Luk.2:12, 16; a dead body, Mat.28:6, Luk.23:53, Jhn.20:12; (b) of things, to lie, be laid or set, stand: Mat.5:14, Jhn.2:6 19:29 20:5-7 21:9, Rev.4:2 21:16; trop, Θεμέλιος, 1Co.3:11; before prep. with accusative, πρός, Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9; εἰς, Luk.12:19; ἐπί, trop, κάλυμμα, 2Co.3:15. Metaphorical, ὁ κόσμος ἐν τ. πονηριῷ κ, 1Jn.5:19; to be laid down, appointed: of law, with dative of person(s), 1Ti.1:9; before εἰς with accusative (of purpose), Luk.2:34, Php.1:16, 1Th.3:3 (cf. ἀνά, συν-ανά, ἀντί, ἀπό, ἐπί, κατά, παρά, περί, πρό-κειμαι). (AS)

to lay/be appointed

Greek Verb

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+]

Greek

Verb

to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively); be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie; middle voice of a primary verb