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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κατάκειμαι G2621 to recline
Pronunciation katákeimai
Recline at table for meals or lie sick; distinguishes physical posture from standing or sitting positions.
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συνεσθίω G4906 to take food in company with
Pronunciation synesthíō
Shared eating that signifies fellowship and acceptance, often with social-religious implications.
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What does κατακεῖσθαι / συνεσθίει (katakeisthai / synesthiei) mean in the Bible?
κατάκειμαι · συνεσθίω is a Greek phrase meaning "recline at table, eat together".
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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 groups 3 Aligned forms 12 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Imperfect Middle Mark 1:30 · Mark 2:4 · Luke 5:25 · John 5:3 4×
Present Middle Luke 7:37 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Middle John 5:6 · Acts 9:33 · 1 Cor 8:10 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 5:29 5×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Middle Mark 2:15 · Acts 28:8 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 7 imperfect 4
Voice
middle 11
Mood
indicative 5 participle 4 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Mark 1:30 κατέκειτο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 2:15 κατακεῖσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Mark 2:4 κατέκειτο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 14:3 κατακειμένου present middle participle participle Luke 5:25 κατέκειτο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 7:37 κατάκειται present middle indicative ongoing John 5:3 κατέκειτο imperfect middle indicative background John 5:6 κατακείμενον present middle participle participle Acts 9:33 κατακείμενον present middle participle participle Acts 28:8 κατακεῖσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 8:10 κατακείμενον present middle participle participle
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain