What does κατάκειμαι · συνεσθίω mean in the Bible?
κατάκειμαι · συνεσθίω is a Greek phrase meaning "recline at table, eat together".
Greek · G2621, G4906
κατακεῖσθαι / συνεσθίει
To recline · to take food in company with
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κατάκειμαιG2621to recline
Pronunciationkatákeimai
Recline at table for meals or lie sick; distinguishes physical posture from standing or sitting positions.
Open lexicon entry →συνεσθίωG4906to take food in company with
Pronunciationsynesthíō
Shared eating that signifies fellowship and acceptance, often with social-religious implications.
Open lexicon entry →What does κατακεῖσθαι / συνεσθίει (katakeisthai / synesthiei) mean in the Bible?
κατάκειμαι · συνεσθίω is a Greek phrase meaning "recline at table, eat together".
Full entry for κατακεῖσθαι / συνεσθίει (G2621, G4906) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2621, G4906?
G2621, G4906 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. recline at table, eat together
Source Gloss
recline at table, eat together
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms12TensesImperfect, PresentVoicesMiddle
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality5×
Imperfect MiddleMark 1:30 · Mark 2:4 · Luke 5:25 · John 5:34×
Present MiddleLuke 7:371×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Present MiddleJohn 5:6 · Acts 9:33 · 1 Cor 8:10 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 5:295×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present MiddleMark 2:15 · Acts 28:82×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present7imperfect4
Voice
middle11
Mood
indicative5participle4infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Mark 1:30κατέκειτοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundMark 2:15κατακεῖσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveMark 2:4κατέκειτοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundMark 14:3κατακειμένουpresent middle participleparticipleLuke 5:25κατέκειτοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 7:37κατάκειταιpresent middle indicativeongoingJohn 5:3κατέκειτοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundJohn 5:6κατακείμενονpresent middle participleparticipleActs 9:33κατακείμενονpresent middle participleparticipleActs 28:8κατακεῖσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 8:10κατακείμενονpresent middle participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κατακεῖσθαι / συνεσθίει is built from these roots: