κατακλίνω kataklinō · G2625

to sit

κατα-κλίνω ; [in LXX: Exo.21:18 (נָפַל), Num.24:9, Jdg.5:27, 1Ki.16:11 (כָּרַע), Jdth.12:15, 3Ma.1:3 * ; ] ; to lay down, make to lie down, esp. for meals: with accusative of person(s), Luk.9:14-15; mid., to recline at meals: Luk.7:36 24:30; before εἰς, Luk.14:8 (cf. Jth, Lc.).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κατα-κλίνω [ῑ], ; lay down, [δόρυ] κατακλίνας ἐπὶ γαίῃ []; κ. τοὺς Πέρσας ἐς λειμῶνα having made them recline (for dinner) in a meadow, []; κ. παιδίον put it to bed, []; also, cause one to take to his bed, i.e. strike with disease, []; of animals, []; κ. τινὰ εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ lay a sick person in the temple of Asclepios, []; ταύταν ὀβολῶ κ. (obscene meaning) [] —passive (with aorist 2 Attic dialect -εκλίνην, aorist 1 -εκλίθην Attic dialect and in other dialects), lie at table, κατακλιθέντας πίνειν …

Where it's used 5 times

Luke 7:36 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 9:15 · Luke 14:8 · Luke 24:30

Source: TBESG G2625; TFLSJ G2625

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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