verb
anaklinomō
Strong’sG347
I make to recline, I recline at a table
stem anaklin-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀνα-κλίνω,
[in LXX: III Mac 5:16*;]
SYN.: ἀνάκειμαι (q.v.), ἀναπίπτω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G347 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry ἀγκλ-, (see. κλίνω) lean one thing upon another, [τόξον] ποτὶ γαίῃ ἀγκλίνας having laid it on the ground, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. ἑαυτοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ ἐναντίον, of sailors struggling against the wind, Refs 4th c.BC+; cause to recline at table, NT+2nd c.BC+:—mostly in passive, lie, sink, or lean back, recline, ἀνακλινθεὶς πέσεν ὕπτιοςRefs 8th c.BC+; of persons asleep, Refs; of rowers, Refs; of the elephant, Refs 4th c.BC+; to be strung, of strings of lyre, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 passive, of ground, lie sloping upwards, Refs
II push or put back, and so, open, θύρην ἀγκλίναςRefs 8th c.BC+; so of the door of Olympus, ἠμὲν ἀνακλῖναι πυκινὸν νέφος ἠδ᾽ ἐπιθεῖναιRefs 8th c.BC+; τὴν θύρην τὴν καταπηκτὴν ἀ., i. e. the trap-door, Refs 5th c.BC+
III throw the head back, and so, lift up, τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐγήνRefs 5th c.BC+
IV overthrow, of earthquake, compared to batteringram, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaklinatiἀνακλινεῖ | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | recline at the table | 1× |
| anakliniliἀνακλιθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | eat | 2× |
| anaklinataἀνέκλινεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | laid | 1× |
| anaklinaraἀνακλῖναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | sit down | 1× |
| anakliniraἀνακλιθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | sit down | 1× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinamō | anakliname | anaklinami | anaklinama | anaklinamē | anaklinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinasō | anaklinase | anaklinasi | anaklinasa | anaklinasē | anaklinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinatō | anaklinate | anaklinati1×ἀνακλινεῖ | anaklinata1×ἀνέκλινεν | anaklinatē | anaklinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinanō | anaklinane | anaklinani | anaklinana | anaklinanē | anaklinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinavō | anaklinave | anaklinavi | anaklinava | anaklinavē | anaklinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinalō | anaklinale | anaklinali | anaklinala | anaklinalē | anaklinalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinomō | anaklinome | anaklinomē | anaklinomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinosō | anaklinose | anaklinosē | anaklinoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinotō | anaklinote | anaklinotē | anaklinotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinonō | anaklinone | anaklinonē | anaklinonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinovō | anaklinove | anaklinovē | anaklinovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinolō | anaklinole | anaklinolē | anaklinolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinimi | anaklinima |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinisi | anaklinisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakliniti | anaklinita |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinini | anaklinina |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinivi | anakliniva |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinili2×ἀνακλιθήσονται | anaklinila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinameiō | anaklinameia | anaklinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinaseiō | anaklinaseia | anaklinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinateiō | anaklinateia | anaklinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinaneiō | anaklinaneia | anaklinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinaveiō | anaklinaveia | anaklinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinaleiō | anaklinaleia | anaklinaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinomeiō | anaklinomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinoseiō | anaklinoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinoteiō | anaklinoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinoneiō | anaklinoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinoveiō | anaklinoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinoleiō | anaklinoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anakliniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakliniteia |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakliniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinasōr | anaklinasar | anaklinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinatōr | anaklinatar | anaklinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinavōr | anaklinavar | anaklinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinalōr | anaklinalar | anaklinalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinosōr | anaklinosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinotōr | anaklinotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinovōr | anaklinovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinolōr | anaklinolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinamoiō | anaklinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinasoiō | anaklinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinatoiō | anaklinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinanoiō | anaklinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinavoiō | anaklinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinaloiō | anaklinaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anaklinonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anaklinoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaklinimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaklinisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaklinitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaklininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaklinivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anakliniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anaklinarō | anaklinari | anaklinara1×ἀνακλῖναι | anaklinarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaklinorō | anaklinorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | anakliniri | anaklinira1×ἀνακλιθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anaklinarōntos | anaklinarintos | anaklinarantos | anaklinarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaklinorōntos | anaklinorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anaklinirintos | anaklinirantos |
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
anaklin 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
anaklinati“recline at the table”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 12:37… amēn legamō vi hoti perizōneti kai anaklinati autoin kai parercharantos diakonati autoi.… to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and …
anaklinili“eat”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 8:11“eat”… apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu hēkali kai anaklinili meta Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb …… many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the …
Luke 13:29“eat”… kai apo borrou kai notou kai anaklinili en ta basileia tou theou.… west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
anaklinata“laid”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 2:7… ton prōtotokon, kai sparganata auton kai anaklinata auton en fatna, dioti ouk ate …… wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there …
anaklinara“sit down”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Mark 6:39“sit down”kai epitassata autoi anaklinara pantoin sumposieim sumposieim epi to chlōro …Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
anaklinira“sit down”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Matthew 14:19kai keleuarantos toin ochloin anaklinira epi tou chortou, labarantos toin pente …And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five …