ἀνακλίνω anaklinō · G0347
to recline
ἀνα-κλίνω ; [in LXX: 3Ma.5:16 * ; ] ; to lay upon, lean against, hence, ; (a) to lay down: Luk.2:7; (b) to make to recline: Mrk.6:39, WH, mg., Luk.12:37. Pass., to lie back, recline: Mat.8:11 14:19, Luk.13:29.† ; SYN.: ἀνάκειμαι (which see), ἀναπίπτω (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀνα-κλίνω, ; poetry ἀγκλ-, (see. κλίνω) lean one thing upon another, [τόξον] ποτὶ γαίῃ ἀγκλίνας having laid it on the ground, []; ἀ. ἑαυτοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ ἐναντίον, of sailors struggling against the wind, []; cause to recline at table, []:—mostly in passive, lie, sink, or lean back, recline, ἀνακλινθεὶς πέσεν ὕπτιος[]; of persons asleep, []; of rowers, []; of the elephant, []; to be strung, of strings of lyre, []; 2 passive, of ground, lie sloping upwards, []; II push or put back, and so, open, θύρην …
Where it's used 6 times
Matthew 8:11 · Matthew 14:19 · Mark 6:39 · Luke 2:7 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 13:29
Source: TBESG G0347; TFLSJ G0347
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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