verb

katakeiemō

Greekκατάκειμαι (katakeimai)

Strong’sG2621

I recline, am lying ill

stem katakei-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

lying5×eating2×dining1×lay1×lay sick1×sat at the table1×sitting at the table1×

What it means

κατά-κειμαι,

[in LXX: Pr 6:9 23:34 (שׁכב), Jth 13:15, Wi 17:7*;]

1. to lie down.

2. to lie sick: Mk 1:30 2:4, Jo 5:6, Ac 28:8; seq. ἐπί c. gen., Ac 9:33; id. c. acc., Lk 5:25; ἐν, Jo 5:3.

3. to recline at meals (cf. ἀνάκειμαι): Mk 14:3, Lk 5:29; seq. ἐν, Mk 2:15, Lk 7:37, I Co 8:10.†

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

Strong’s G2621 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-ak'-i-mahee

to lie down, i.e. (by implication) be sick; specially, to recline at a meal

Fromfrom G2596 and G2749;

King Jameskeep, lie, sit at meat (down).

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
katakeietōκατάκειται	happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular	eating	1×
katakeieteκατέκειτο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular	lying	4×
katakeierōκατακεῖσθαι	happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive	dining	2×
katakeierōtonκατακείμενον	happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine	lying	3×
katakeierōtouκατακειμένου	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine	sat at the table	1×
katakeierōtoisκατακείμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	sitting at the table	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	katakeiemō	katakeieme	katakeiemi	katakeiema	katakeiemē	katakeiemelē
you 2nd person singular	katakeiesō	katakeiese	katakeiesi	katakeiesa	katakeiesē	katakeieselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakeietō1×κατάκειται	katakeiete4×κατέκειτο	katakeieti	katakeieta	katakeietē	katakeietelē
we 1st person plural	katakeienō	katakeiene	katakeieni	katakeiena	katakeienē	katakeienelē
ye 2nd person plural	katakeievō	katakeieve	katakeievi	katakeieva	katakeievē	katakeievelē
they 3rd person plural	katakeielō	katakeiele	katakeieli	katakeiela	katakeielē	katakeielelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	katakeiemeiō	katakeiemeia	katakeiemeiē
you 2nd person singular	katakeieseiō	katakeieseia	katakeieseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakeieteiō	katakeieteia	katakeieteiē
we 1st person plural	katakeieneiō	katakeieneia	katakeieneiē
ye 2nd person plural	katakeieveiō	katakeieveia	katakeieveiē
they 3rd person plural	katakeieleiō	katakeieleia	katakeieleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	katakeiesōr	katakeiesar	katakeiesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakeietōr	katakeietar	katakeietēr
ye 2nd person plural	katakeievōr	katakeievar	katakeievēr
they 3rd person plural	katakeielōr	katakeielar	katakeielēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	katakeiemoiō	katakeiemoia
you 2nd person singular	katakeiesoiō	katakeiesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakeietoiō	katakeietoia
we 1st person plural	katakeienoiō	katakeienoia
ye 2nd person plural	katakeievoiō	katakeievoia
they 3rd person plural	katakeieloiō	katakeieloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	katakeierō2×κατακεῖσθαι	katakeieri	katakeiera	katakeierē

Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	katakeierōtos5×	katakeieritos	katakeieratos	katakeierētos

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

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

katakei 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

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

katakeietō“eating”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 7:37“eating”kai idou gunaikas hotinas ate en ta polita hamartōlas, kai epignōskaratas hoti katakeietō en ta oikia tou Farisaiou, komizaratas alabastrem mureuWhen a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

katakeiete“lying”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular4×

Mark 1:30“lying”tas de pentheras Simōnou katakeiete puressarōtas, kai euthuos legalō auto peri autau.Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.

Mark 2:4“lying”kai mē dunerōtois prosferara auto dia ton ochlon apostegazala tan stegan hopou ate, kai exorussaratois chalalō ton krabatton hopou tos paralutikos katakeiete.Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

Luke 5:25“lying”kai parachrēma anistanaratos enōpion autoiu, airaratos epi hem katakeiete, aperchata eis ton oikon autou doxazarōtos ton theon.And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

John 5:3“lay”en houtai katakeiete plēthem toiu asthenarōtoiu, tufloiu, chōloiu, xēroiu.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

katakeierō“dining”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive2×

Mark 2:15“dining”Kai ginetō katakeierō auton en ta oikia autou, kai pollois telōnois kai hamartōlois sunanakeiele to Iēso kai toi mathētoi autou, ale gar pollois kai akolouthale auto.While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples — for there were many who followed Him.

Acts 28:8“lay sick”gineta de ton patēron tou Popliou puretoi kai dusenterie sunechirōton katakeierō, pros hon tos Paulos eisercharatos kai proseucheratos epititharatos tain cheirain auto ieta auton.The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

katakeierōton“lying”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine3×

John 5:6“lying”houton horaratos tos Iēsus katakeierōton, kai gnōskaratos hoti pollon ēdē chronon echatō, legatō auto; Thelasō hugios ginera?When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

Acts 9:33“lying”heuriskata de ekei anthrōpon tinon onome Aineon ek eteiu oktō katakeierōton epi krabattou, hos ate paraluirētos.There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

1 Corinthians 8:10“eating”ean gar tinos horateia sin ton echarōton gnōsian en eidōleie katakeierōton, ouchi tas suneidēsias autou asthenou arōtou oikodomiti eis tem teim eidōlothuteim esthiarō?For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

katakeierōtou“sat at the table”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine1×

Mark 14:3“sat at the table”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

katakeierōtois“sitting at the table”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

Luke 5:29“sitting at the table”Kai poiata dochan megan Leuios auto en ta oikia autou; kai ate ochlos pollos telōnoiu kai alloiu hois ale meta autoiu katakeierōtois.Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.