anaklino is used of placing or taking someone in a reclined position, especially for a meal, and once of laying an infant in a manger.

The attested usage chiefly concerns people being directed or expected to recline in meal settings, including crowds on grass and people reclining in God’s kingdom. A distinct placement use occurs when an infant is laid in a manger.

1. Reclining for a meal or banquet · dominant

   In Mark 6:39 and Matthew 14:19, aorist infinitives occur in commands for everyone or the crowds to recline on the grass before the loaves and fish are distributed. Future forms in Matthew 8:11, Luke 13:29, and Luke 12:37 describe people reclining in the kingdom or slaves being made to recline as the lord serves them; in Luke 12:37 the APB renders the clause "have them recline."

   Mark 6:39Matthew 14:19Matthew 8:11Luke 13:29Luke 12:37
2. Laying someone in a place · rare

   In Luke 2:7, the aorist active indicative occurs after the child is wrapped and before the reason that no place was available in the guest room; the APB renders the action "laid him in a manger."

   Luke 2:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "recline" in the meal and kingdom contexts and "laid him in a manger" in Luke 2:7. These renderings present the verse-level action rather than a fixed English equivalent for every form.