# κεῖμαι/keimai
 Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb.
* This word can mean to lie down or recline.
* This word can mean to cause someone else to lie down.
* This word can mean to appoint something or someone.

Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. 
* This word can mean to exist.
* This word can mean to be in a certain situation.

**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.