klinō · bow, lay down

What it means

klinō (κλίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bow, lay down”.

Bow, lean, lay down (the head).

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. To lower the head or face; rest the head to sleep.
2. As the day wears on.
3. To rout an army.

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

How it is translated

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

• lay ×2
• bowed ×1
• bowing ×1
• decline ×1
• far spent ×1
• put to flight ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×4
• John×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 8:20

  And Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

• Luke 9:12

  Now the day began to decline, and the Twelve came and said to him, “Send away the crowd, so that going into the surrounding villages and farms, they may find lodging and find provisions; because here we are in a deserted place.”

• Luke 9:58

  And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

• Luke 24:5

  And as they became terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living one among the dead?

• Luke 24:29

  And they urged him, saying, “Stay with us, because it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” And he went in to stay with them.

• John 19:30

  So when Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.

• Hebrews 11:34

  quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put to flight the armies of foreigners.