κειμαι

Lemma: κεῖμαι

verb (deponent, present indicative ... verb (deponent, present indicative middle/passive 1st sg.)
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Definition

To lie, be laid, or be situated (of a person or thing), often of a body lying or an object placed somewhere. In the middle, “to lie” (recline) is common; in the perfect with present sense it can mean “to be established/appointed” (e.g. of laws or arrangements).

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Grammatical Analysis

"κειμαι"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (not a -μι verb)

Lemma: κεῖμαι

Tense: present (with perfect meaning in sense: stative ‘I lie/am situated’)

Voice: middle/deponent (intransitive stative; active in meaning)

Mood: indicative

Person: 1st

Number: singular

Related Forms of κεῖμαι

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

κεῖται present, middle/passive, indicative, singular, 3rd κειμενων present, middle/passive (deponent), participle, ge... κεῖμαι present, middle/passive (deponent), indicative, si... κεῖς present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd Keisthai present, middle (deponent/intransitive with stativ... κεῖ adverb κεῖσθαι present, middle-passive (deponent), infinitive κείμενον middle (deponent in form; active meaning 'lie/be s... κειται present, middle/passive, indicative, singular, 3rd κειμενον present, middle/passive, participle, nominative or... ekeito imperfect, middle (deponent/intransitive in meanin... εκειτο imperfect, middle (deponent/intransitive in meanin... κείνται present, middle/passive (deponent in form for intr... keitai present, middle/passive, indicative, singular, 3rd κειμένης perfect, middle/passive (intransitive/deponent in ... κεισθαι present, middle/passive (deponent in meaning for κ... κείμενο present, middle/passive, participle, nominative or... Κεινται present, middle/passive, indicative, plural, 3rd κείμενα present, middle/passive, participle, nominative/ac... κεινται present, middle (deponent/intransitive in sense), ...

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