κείω

keio

to lie down

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κείω (A), once in Hom. κέω (v. infr., cf. A.D. Adv. 143.11), Ep. Desiderat. of κεῖμαι, βῆ δʼ ἴμεναι κείων he went A. to lie down, went to bed, Od. 14.532, cf. 18.428; ἔνθʼ ἴομεν κείοντες Il. 14.340; κείω I will lie, Od. 19.340; κειέμεν οὕτω that they will lie thus, 8.315; ὄρσο κέων get thee to bed, 7.342. 2. later, simply, sleep, rest, Arat. 1009.
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