What does κλίνω · κεφαλή mean in the Bible?
κλίνω · κεφαλή is a Greek phrase meaning "bowing the head".
Greek · G2827, G2776
κλίνας τὴν κεφαλήν
To bow/lay down · the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
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κλίνω G2827 to bow/lay down
Pronunciation klínō
Bowing of head signals submission, surrender, or life's end; declining describes day's passage toward darkness.
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κεφαλή G2776 the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation kephalḗ
Metaphorically denotes authority and preeminence, especially Christ's headship over the church.
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What does κλίνας τὴν κεφαλήν (klinas tēn kephalēn) mean in the Bible?
κλίνω · κεφαλή is a Greek phrase meaning "bowing the head".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2827, G2776?
G2827, G2776 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bowing the head
Source Gloss
bowing the head
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 7 Tenses Present, Perfect, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Active Matt 8:20 · Luke 9:58 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 9:12 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Luke 24:5 1×
Aorist Active John 19:30 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Perfect Active Luke 24:29 1×
Aorist Active Heb 11:34 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4 aorist 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 7
Mood
indicative 2 participle 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:20 κλίνῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 9:12 κλίνειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:58 κλίνῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 24:29 κέκλικεν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 24:5 κλινουσῶν present active participle participle John 19:30 κλίνας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 11:34 ἔκλιναν aorist active indicative completed
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
κλίνας τὴν κεφαλήν is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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