Strong G345ἀνάκειμαι

to recline

Transliteration
anakeimai
Pronunciation
an-ak-i'-mahee
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G303 and G2749; to recline (as a corpse or at a meal): - guest lean lie sit (down at meat) at the table.

Detailed definition

ἀνά-κειμαι
[in LXX: I Est.4:10, Tob.9:6 א *;]
1. in cl., as pass. of ἀνατίθημ, to be laid up, laid: Mrk.5:40 Rec.

2. In late writers (cf. MM, VGT, see word) = κεῖσθαι, κατακεῖσθαι, to recline at table: Mat.26:20; part. ἀνακείμενος, Mat.9:10 22:10-11 26:7, Mrk.6:26 14:18 16:14, Luk.22:27, Jhn.6:11 12:2 13:23, 28.†
SYN.: ἀνακλίνω, ἀναπίπτω, the latter denoting an act rather than a state and thus in Jhn.13:25 differing from ἀνάκειμαι (see. Jhn.13:23) by indicating a change of position. (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G345 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sit6
  • guest2
  • as1
  • lean1
  • lie1
  • meat1
  • set1
  • table1

First verses

  1. Matthew 9:10
    And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
  2. Matthew 22:10
    So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
  3. Matthew 22:11
    And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
  4. Matthew 26:7
    There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
  5. Matthew 26:20
    Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
  6. Mark 5:40
    And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
  7. Mark 14:18
    And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
  8. Mark 16:14
    Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
  9. Luke 7:37
    And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
  10. Luke 22:27
    For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
  11. John 6:11
    And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
  12. John 13:23
    Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
  13. John 13:28
    Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀνάκειμαι,
poetry ἄγκ-, serving as passive to ἀνατίθημι, to be laid up as a votive offering in the temple, to be dedicated, κρητῆρές οἱ.. ἓξ χρύσεοι ἀνακέαται[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14; ἀ. ἐν ἱρῷ [prev. author] 2.135; πρὸς τοῖς ἱεροῖς 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 10.28: _metaphorically_, αἶνος Ὀλυμπιονίκαις ἄγκειται 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 11(10).8, compare 13.36)]; λόγος τῷ θεῷ ἀ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 197e; ἐν οὐρανῷ παράδειγμα ἀ “R.” 592b.)]
b to be set up as a statue in public, Σόλων ἀνάκειται παράδειγμα[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.251, compare “IG” 14.1389i8; χρύσεοί κ᾽ ἀνεκείμεθα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 10.33, compare 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 51.)]
2 to be ascribed or offered, αἱ πράξεις ἀ. τινι[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lycurgus” 1; ἡ ἡγεμονία ἀ. τινι [prev. author] “Arist.” 15; ἐς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοὺς ἑπτὰ.. τὰς ἡμέρας ἀνακεῖσθαι 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 37.18, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Polemo Sophista “Cynegirus” 15.)]
II πᾶν or πάντα ἀνάκειται ἔς τινα everything is referred to a person, depends on his will, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.97, 3.31: so with _dative_ _person_, πάντων ἀνακειμένων τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις ἐς τὰς ναῦς)] since they had their whole fortunes depending on their ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.71; ἐπὶ σοὶ τάδε πάντ᾽ ἀνάκειται 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 638; ἅπαντα.. ἐπὶ τῇ τύχῃ μᾶλλον ἀ. ἢ τῇ προνοίᾳ 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.6)]; of persons, σοὶ ἀνακείμεσθα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 934)]; εἰς θάνατον ἦν ἀνακείμενα τοῖς ἀλογήσασι the death penalty was reserved for.., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 17.6.5; λιμὸς εἰς ὑστάτην ἀνακείμενος ἀναισχυντίαν 18.1.1.)]
II.2 to be put aside, ταῦτα ἀνακείσθω[Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Themistius Sophista “in Aristotelis Physica paraphrasis - pars” 29.20.)]
III lie at table, recline, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 756, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philippides Comicus 30, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Categoriae” 6b12, “fragment” 607, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 40 Mein. (om. Kock), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 13.6.8, NT.Matt.9.10, +others; compare 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 191.)]