klino denotes lowering or inclining, whether of a head or face, of the day toward evening, or of armies in flight.

The observed uses chiefly describe lowering or inclining the head or face, including the lack of a place to lay one’s head. The term also occurs of the day moving toward evening and, in a battle setting, of foreign armies being put to flight.

1. Lowering or inclining head and face · dominant

   In John 19:30, the aorist active participle accompanies Jesus’ final statement and giving up his spirit; the APB renders the action as “bowing his head.” In Luke 24:5 the present active participle describes the women with faces toward the earth, while Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:58 use the present subjunctive in the statement that the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.

   John 19:30Luke 24:5Matthew 8:20Luke 9:58
2. Declining toward evening · common

   In Luke 9:12, the present active infinitive occurs in the report that the day began to decline. In Luke 24:29, the perfect active indicative occurs in the appeal to stay because it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.

   Luke 9:12Luke 24:29
3. Turning armies to flight · rare

   In Hebrews 11:34, the aorist active indicative plural appears among actions of deliverance in warfare; the APB renders the clause “put foreign armies to flight.” The battle context supports a movement away or turning back rather than a bodily lowering.

   Hebrews 11:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the bodily uses with “bowing” and “lay” or “lay down,” and it describes the temporal setting as the day beginning to “decline” or being “far spent.” In Hebrews 11:34 it renders the battle clause “put foreign armies to flight”.