Chapter 387A School Grammar of Attic GreekDickinson CollegeChristopher Francese
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κεῖμαι (κει-) lie, am laidIND. PRESENTIMPERFECTSUBJUNCTIVEκεῖ-μαιἐ-κεί-μηνκέ-ω-μαικεῖ-σαιἔ-κει-σοetc.κεῖ-ταιἔ-κει-τοOPTATIVEκεί-μεθαἐ-κεί-μεθακε-οί-μηνκεῖ-σθεἔ-κει-σθεetc.κεῖ-νταιἔ-κει-ντοIMPERATIVEκεῖ-σθονἔ-κει-σθονκεῖ-σοκεῖ-σθονἐ-κεί-σθηνκεί-σθων, etc.INF. κεῖ-σθαιPTC. κεί-μενοςFUT. κείσομαι
a. The infinitive κεῖσθαι keeps its accent in composition:
κατακεῖσθαι.b. Of the subjv. and opt. only κέηται, κέησθε, κέωνται, κέοιτο,
κέοιντο are found.c. κεῖμαι is often used as a perfect passive for τίθημι put:
νόμους τίθησι he lays down laws; νόμοι κεῖνται laws are established. So in compounds also.