What does ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō): To recline at table for a meal, the posture of hospitality and fellowship in ancient dining customs.
Greek · G347
ἀνακλίνω
To lean back
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ἀνακλίνω G347
Pronunciation anaklínō
What does ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō): To recline at table for a meal, the posture of hospitality and fellowship in ancient dining customs.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G347?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include laid (1), to have [the people] sit (1), to share the banquet (1), to sit down (1), will have them recline at the table (1).
Where does ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (2), Mark (1).
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 laid 1× Luke 2:7
to have [the people] sit 1× Mark 6:39
to share the banquet 1× Matthew 8:11
to sit down 1× Matthew 14:19
will have them recline at the table 1× Luke 12:37
will recline at the table 1× Luke 13:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:11 ἀνακλιθήσονται to to share the banquet Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 14:19 ἀνακλιθῆναι to to sit down Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Mark 6:39 ἀνακλῖναι* to to have [the people] sit Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 2:7 ἀνέκλινεν to laid Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 12:37 ἀνακλινεῖ to will have them recline at the table Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 13:29 ἀνακλιθήσονται to will recline at the table Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:11
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 3
Source forms
ἀνακλιθήσονται 2x anaklithēsontai Matthew 8:11, Luke 13:29
ἀνακλιθῆναι 1x anaklithēnai Matthew 14:19
ἀνακλῖναι* 1x anaklinai Mark 6:39
ἀνακλινεῖ 1x anaklinei Luke 12:37
ἀνέκλινεν 1x aneklinen Luke 2:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 8:11, Luke 13:29
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 2:7
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Mark 6:39
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Matthew 14:19
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 12:37
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To recline at table for a meal, the posture of hospitality and fellowship in ancient dining customs.
Strong's G347
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:35-48 Source Gloss
to lean back
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To recline at table for a meal, the posture of hospitality and fellowship in ancient dining customs.
to lay upon, lean against, hence,
ato lay down: Luk.2:7;
bto make to recline: Mrk.6:39, WH, mg., Luk.12:37. Pass., to lie back, recline: Mat.8:11 14:19, Luk.13:29.
Synonymsἀνάκειμαι (which see), ἀναπίπτω
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:11 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
ἀνακλιθήσονται anakliqhsontai
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Matthew 14:19 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀνακλιθῆναι anakliqhnai
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Mark 6:39 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀνακλῖναι anaklinai
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Luke 2:7 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέκλινεν aneklinen
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Luke 7:36 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνεκλίθη. anekliqh
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Luke 9:15 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέκλιναν aneklinan
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Luke 12:37 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνακλινεῖ anaklinei
I make to recline, I recline at a table
Read verse Luke 13:29 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
ἀνακλιθήσονται anakliqhsontai
I make to recline, I recline at a table
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
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Passive, Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Future Passive Matt 8:11 · Luke 13:29 2×
Aorist Active Luke 2:7 1×
Future Active Luke 12:37 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Passive Matt 14:19 1×
Aorist Active Mark 6:39 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 3
Voice
active 3 passive 3
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:11 ἀνακλιθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 14:19 ἀνακλιθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 6:39 ἀνακλῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 2:7 ἀνέκλινεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:37 ἀνακλινεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 13:29 ἀνακλιθήσονται future passive indicative prospective
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Master reclines at table to be served by watchful servants
Righteous from all nations recline at table in God's kingdom
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀνακλίνω 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