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GreekG0345Verb

ἀνάκειμαι

anakeimai

14Occurrences
G0345Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to recline (as a corpse or at a meal)

from G303 (ἀνά) and G2749 (κεῖμαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in cl., as pass. of ἀνατίθημ, to be laid up, laid
2.In late writers = κεῖσθαι, κατακεῖσθαι, to recline at table
Synonyms
ἀνακλίνω, ἀναπίπτω, the latter denoting an act rather than a state and thus in differing from *ἀνάκειμαι *(see. ) by indicating a change of position.
LXX: א *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀνάκειμαι appears 14 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
5
John
4
Mark
4
Luke
1

Key Passages

John 12:2BSB

So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

John 13:28BSB

But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.

Luke 22:27BSB

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.

Matthew 22:11BSB

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Matthew 26:20BSB

When evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.