κατακλίνωkataklínō

to recline down, i.e. (specially) to take a place at table

Greek (New Testament) · G2625

Meanings

to lay down, make to lie down, especially for meals: with accusative of person, Luke 9:14, Luke 9:15; middle, to recline at meals: Luke 7:36, Luke 24:30; followed by εἰς, Luke 14:8 (cf. Judith 12:15).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 7:36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat.
  • Luke 9:14 For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
  • Luke 9:15 So the people all sat down.
  • Luke 14:8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited?
  • Luke 24:30 As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.