ἀνακεῖμαιanakeîmai
to recline (as a corpse or at a meal)
Greek (New Testament) · G345
Meanings
1. in classical Greek, as passive of ἀνατίθημ, to be laid up, laid: Mark 5:40 Rec.
2. In late writers = κεῖσθαι, κατακεῖσθαι, to recline at table: Matthew 26:20; part. ἀνακείμενος, Matthew 9:10, Matthew 22:10, Matthew 22:11, Matthew 26:7, Mark 6:26, Mark 14:18, Mark 16:14, Luke 22:27, John 6:11, John 12:2, John 13:23, John 13:28.
Synonyms
ἀνακλίνω, ἀναπίπτω, the latter denoting an act rather than a state and thus in John 13:25 differing from ἀνάκειμαι (see. John 13:23) by indicating a change of position.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:10 Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.
- Matthew 22:10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.
- Matthew 22:11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding.
- Matthew 26:7 While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head.
- Matthew 26:20 When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the Twelve.
- Mark 6:26 Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.