anaklinō · recline

What it means

anaklinō (ἀνακλίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “recline”.

At table, as people ate at banquets; lay down.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Put a child to rest.
2. Lie or make lie down to eat, on couches or on the grass.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• recline ×3
• laid ×1
• sit at table ×1
• sit down ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×3

• Matthew 8:11

  And I tell you that many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

• Matthew 14:19

  And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed; and breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

• Mark 6:39

  And he commanded them to have all recline in groups on the green grass.

• Luke 2:7

  And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the guest room.

• Luke 12:37

  Happy are those slaves whom the master will find awake when he comes. Truly I tell you that he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them.

• Luke 13:29

  And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.