κεισθαι

Lemma: κεῖμαι

verb (deponent/middle-passive) verb (deponent/middle-passive)
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Definition

To lie or be laid (of persons or things), i.e., to be situated or placed; often of the dead, to lie buried. In the middle/passive sense (deponent), it can mean “to be established” or “to be set in force” (of laws, agreements, etc.).

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Grammatical Analysis

"κεισθαι"

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

Tense: present

Voice: middle/passive (deponent in meaning for κεῖμαι)

Mood: infinitive

Person: none (infinitive)

Number: none (infinitive)

Lexical verb: κεῖμαι

Note: Form is the present infinitive κεῖσθαι (‘to lie/be situated’), from κεῖμαι; historically a present stem with -σθαι infinitive ending.

Related Forms of κεῖμαι

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