The corpus record

κείω

keio1

to lie down

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What it meant

κείω · keiō — LSJ

to lie down, to bed, will lie, that they will lie, to bed

Ep. Desiderat. of κεῖμαι, βῆ δʼ ἴμεναι κείων he went 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 sleep, rest

later, simply, sleep, rest, Arat. 1009.

Where it came from

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