verb

anakeiemō

Greekἀνάκειμαι (anakeimai)

Strong’sG345

I recline, especially at a dinner-table

stem anakei-14 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

at the table3×guests3×reclining2×reclining at the table2×reclining at table1×sat at dinner1×sat at the table1×seated1×

What it means

** ἀνά-κειμαι

[in LXX: I Es 4:10, To 9:6 א*;]

1. in cl., as pass. of ἀνατίθημ, to be laid up, laid: Mk 5:40 Rec.

2. In late writers (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.) = κεῖσθαι, κατακεῖσθαι, to recline at table: Mt 26:20; part. ἀνακείμενος, Mt 9:10 22:10, 11 26:7, Mk 6:26 14:18 16:14, Lk 22:27, Jo 6:11 12:2 13:23, 28.†

SYN.: ἀνακλίνω, ἀναπίπτω, the latter denoting an act rather than a state and thus in Jo 13:25 differing from ἀνάκειμαι (see. Jo 13:23) by indicating a change of position.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G345 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-ak-i'-mahee

to recline (as a corpse or at a meal)

Fromfrom G303 and G2749;

King Jamesguest, lean, lie, sit (down, at meat), at the table.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
anakeieteἀνέκειτο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular	reclining at the table	1×
anakeierōtosἀνακείμενος	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine	at the table	3×
anakeierōtouἀνακειμένου	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine	sat at dinner	2×
anakeierōtoinἀνακειμένους	happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine	guests	2×
anakeierōtoiuἀνακειμένων	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine	guests	4×
anakeierōtoiἀνακειμένοις	happening now · to, forpresent middle participle dative plural masculine	seated	2×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	anakeiemō	anakeieme	anakeiemi	anakeiema	anakeiemē	anakeiemelē
you 2nd person singular	anakeiesō	anakeiese	anakeiesi	anakeiesa	anakeiesē	anakeieselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakeietō	anakeiete1×ἀνέκειτο	anakeieti	anakeieta	anakeietē	anakeietelē
we 1st person plural	anakeienō	anakeiene	anakeieni	anakeiena	anakeienē	anakeienelē
ye 2nd person plural	anakeievō	anakeieve	anakeievi	anakeieva	anakeievē	anakeievelē
they 3rd person plural	anakeielō	anakeiele	anakeieli	anakeiela	anakeielē	anakeielelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	anakeiemeiō	anakeiemeia	anakeiemeiē
you 2nd person singular	anakeieseiō	anakeieseia	anakeieseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakeieteiō	anakeieteia	anakeieteiē
we 1st person plural	anakeieneiō	anakeieneia	anakeieneiē
ye 2nd person plural	anakeieveiō	anakeieveia	anakeieveiē
they 3rd person plural	anakeieleiō	anakeieleia	anakeieleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	anakeiesōr	anakeiesar	anakeiesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakeietōr	anakeietar	anakeietēr
ye 2nd person plural	anakeievōr	anakeievar	anakeievēr
they 3rd person plural	anakeielōr	anakeielar	anakeielēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	anakeiemoiō	anakeiemoia
you 2nd person singular	anakeiesoiō	anakeiesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakeietoiō	anakeietoia
we 1st person plural	anakeienoiō	anakeienoia
ye 2nd person plural	anakeievoiō	anakeievoia
they 3rd person plural	anakeieloiō	anakeieloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	anakeierō	anakeieri	anakeiera	anakeierē

Used as an adjective — participle, 13 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	anakeierōtos13×ἀνακείμενος	anakeieritos	anakeieratos	anakeierētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

anakeistem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

anakei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

14 occurrences, every one of them listed

anakeiete“reclining at the table”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 26:20“reclining at the table”Opsēau de gineratau anakeiete meta toiu dōdeka mathētoiuWhen evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.

anakeierōtos“at the table”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine3×

Luke 22:27“at the table”tinos gar megoteros, tos anakeierōtos ē tos diakonarōtos? ouchi tos anakeierōtos? mis de en mese vu amō hōs tos diakonarōtos.For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

Luke 22:27“at the table”tinos gar megoteros, tos anakeierōtos ē tos diakonarōtos? ouchi tos anakeierōtos? mis de en mese vu amō hōs tos diakonarōtos.For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

John 13:23“reclining”ate anakeierōtos henos ek toiu mathētoiu autou en to kolpo tou Iēsu, hon agapate tos Iēsus;One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.

anakeierōtou“sat at dinner”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine2×

Matthew 9:10“sat at dinner”Kai gineta autou anakeierōtou en ta oikia, kai idou pollois telōnois kai hamartōlois ercharatois sunanakeiele to Iēso kai toi mathētoi autou.Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

Matthew 26:7“sat at the table”proserchata auto gunaikas echarōtas alabastrem mureu barutimeu kai katachata epi tau kefalau autou anakeierōtou.a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

anakeierōtoin“guests”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine2×

Matthew 22:11“guests”eisercharatos de tos basilevos theasera toin anakeierōtoin horata ekei anthrōpon ouk enduerēton endumem gamou;But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Mark 6:26“guests”kai perilupos gineratos tos basilevos dia toin horkoin kai toin anakeierōtoin ouk thelata athetara autan;The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

anakeierōtoiu“guests”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine4×

Matthew 22:10“guests”kai exercharatois tois doulois ekeinois eis tain hodain sunagala pantoin hoin heuriskala, ponēroin tē kai agathoin; kai pimplēita tos gamos anakeierōtoiu.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Mark 14:18“reclining”kai anakeierōtoiu autoiu kai esthiarōtoiu tos Iēsus legata; Amēn legamō vi hoti henos ek vu paradōati min tos esthiarōtos meta mu.And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”

John 12:2“reclining at the table”poiala oun auto deipnem ekei, kai tas Marthas diakonate, tos de Lazaros henos ate ek toiu anakeierōtoiu sun auto;So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

John 13:28“at the table”houtem de oudenos gnōskata toiu anakeierōtoiu pros tinem legata auto;But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.

anakeierōtoi“seated”happening now · to, forpresent middle participle dative plural masculine2×

Mark 16:14“reclining at table”Husterem de anakeierōtoi autoi toi hendeka fanerita, kai oneidizata tan apistian autoiu kai sklērokardian hoti toi theaseratoi auton egeirirēton ouk pisteuala.Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

John 6:11“seated”lambata oun toin artoin tos Iēsus kai eucharistaratos diadōata toi anakeierōtoi, homoiōs kai ek teiu opsarieiu hosem thelale.Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.