ἀνακλίνω anaklínō
Meaning
to lean back
In the King James Version: lay, (make) sit down
Derivation: from G303 (ἀνά) and G2827 (κλίνω);
Where it is used
- Matthew 8:11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 14:19 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
- Mark 6:39 Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
- Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
- Luke 13:29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.