What does κατακλίνω (kataklínō) mean in the Bible?
κατακλίνω (kataklínō) is a Greek word meaning "to sit".
Greek · G2625
κατακλίνω
To sit
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κατακλίνω G2625
Pronunciation kataklínō
What does κατακλίνω (kataklínō) mean in the Bible?
κατακλίνω (kataklínō) is a Greek word meaning "to sit".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2625?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] reclined at the table (1), Have them sit down (1), sit (1), was reclining [at the table] (1), was seated (1).
Where does κατακλίνω (kataklínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 7:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] reclined at the table 1× Luke 7:36
Have them sit down 1× Luke 9:14
sit 1× Luke 14:8
was reclining [at the table] 1× Luke 24:30
was seated 1× Luke 9:15
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 7:36 κατεκλίθη to [and] reclined at the table Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 9:14 Κατακλίνατε to Have them sit down Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 9:15 κατέκλιναν to was seated Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 14:8 κατακλιθῇς to sit Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 24:30 κατακλιθῆναι to was reclining [at the table] Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 7:36
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Luke 5
Source forms
κατακλιθῆναι 1x kataklithēnai Luke 24:30
κατακλιθῇς 1x kataklithēs Luke 14:8
Κατακλίνατε 1x Kataklinate Luke 9:14
κατεκλίθη 1x kateklithē Luke 7:36
κατέκλιναν 1x kateklinan Luke 9:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 9:14
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 9:15
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 7:36
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Luke 24:30
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 14:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sit
Strong's G2625
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 4 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to sit
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to lay down, make to lie down, esp. for meals: with accusative of person(s), Luk.9:14-15; mid., to recline at meals: Luk.7:36 24:30; before εἰς, Luk.14:8 (cf. Jth, Lc.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:14 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
Κατακλίνατε kataklinate
I recline, cause to recline
Read verse Luke 14:8 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
κατακλιθῇς katakliqhv
I recline, cause to recline
Read verse Luke 24:30 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
κατακλιθῆναι katakliqhnai
I recline, cause to recline
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 4 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 7:36 1×
Aorist Active Luke 9:15 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Luke 9:14 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 14:8 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 24:30 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5
Voice
passive 3 active 2
Mood
indicative 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
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
κατακλίνω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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