Lexicon
κατακλίνω
kataklinō
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G:V Greek

to sit

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kataklino describes reclining for a meal and having people sit down in arranged groups.

The attested use most often concerns taking a reclining place at a meal or feast; it also occurs in instructions to have a large gathering sit down in groups.

Senses in use

  1. Reclining at a meal or feast · dominant

    In Luke 7:36, the aorist passive form occurs after entering a Pharisee's house to eat, and the APB renders the resulting action “he sat down.” In Luke 14:8 and Luke 24:30, passive forms occur respectively in a wedding-feast warning and while at table with others; the APB renders these clauses with “recline” or “reclined at table.”

  2. Having a gathered crowd sit down · common

    In Luke 9:14, the second-person aorist active form is addressed to disciples concerning a crowd, and the APB renders the instruction, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” Luke 9:15 follows with a third-person aorist active form as the instruction is carried out for everyone.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between “sat down,” “recline,” “reclined at table,” and having people “sit down.” These renderings show the verse-level settings rather than fixed English equivalents.

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