Word Summary
anaklinō: to lay upon, lay down, to lie back
Original Word: ἀνακλίνωTransliteration: anaklinō
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ak-lee'-no)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lay upon, lay down, to lie back
Meaning: to lay upon, lay down, to lie back
Strong's Concordance
lay, sit down.
From ana and klino; to lean back -- lay, (make) sit down.
see GREEK ana
see GREEK klino
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 347: ἀνακλίνωἀνακλίνω: future
ἀνακλινῶ; 1 aorist
ἀνέκλινα; passive, 1 aorist
ἀνεκλίθην; future
ἀνακλιθήσομαι; (from
Homer down);
to lean against, lean upon;
a. to lay down: τινα, Luke 2:7 (ἐν (τῇ) φάτνη).
b. to make or bid to recline: Mark 6:39 (ἐπέταξεν αὐτοῖς, namely, the disciples, ἀνακλῖναι (ἀνακλιθῆναι L WH text) πάντας i. e. the people); Luke 9:15 (T Tr WH κατέκλιναν); . Passive, to lie back, recline, lie down: Matthew 14:19; of those reclining at table and at feasts, Luke 7:30 (R G); ; Matthew 8:11 — in the last two passages used figuratively of participation in future blessedness in the Messiah's kingdom.