Greek word
títhēmi
τίθημι
What it means
to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively
to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from hístēmi (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while keîmai (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
Where it comes from
a prolonged form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses)