2621. katakeimai
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katakeimai: To lie down, to be laid up, to be situated

Original Word: κατακεῖμαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katakeimai
Pronunciation: kat-ak'-i-mai
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ak'-i-mahee)
Definition: To lie down, to be laid up, to be situated
Meaning: I recline (at table); more often: I keep my bed, am lying ill (in bed).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
recline, lie, sit down at meals

From kata and keimai; to lie down, i.e. (by implication) be sick; specially, to recline at a meal -- keep, lie, sit at meat (down).

see GREEK kata

see GREEK keimai

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kata and keimai
Definition
to lie down, recline
NASB Translation
bedridden* (1), dining (1), lay (1), lying (4), lying sick (1), reclining (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2621: κατάκειμαι

κατάκειμαι; imperfect 3 person singular κατέκειτο; (κεῖμαι, to lie (see κατά, III. 1)); to have lain down i. e. to lie prostrate;

a. of the sick (cf. colloquial, 'down sick') (Herodotus 7, 229; Lucian, Icarom. 31; (Plutarch, vit. Cicero 43, 3)): Mark 1:30; John 5:6; Acts 28:8; followed by ἐπί with the dative of the couch or pallet, Mark 2:4 R G L marginal reading; (Acts 9:33 R G); Luke 5:25 R L; ἐπί τιονς, Acts 9:33 (L T Tr WH); ἐπί τί, Luke 5:25 T Tr WH (Buttmann, § 147, 24 note; Winer's Grammar, 408 (381) note); ἐν with the dative of place, John 5:3.

b. of those at meals, to recline (Athen. 1, 42, p. 23 c.; Xenophon, an. 6, 1, 4; conv. 1, 14; Plato, conv., p. 177 d.; rep. ii., p. 372 d., etc.; (Diogenes Laërtius 7, 1, 19; see ἀνάκειμαι): absolutely, Mark 14:3; Luke 5:29; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Mark 2:15; 1 Corinthians 8:10; Luke 7:37 L T Tr WH.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: From the preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and κεῖμαι (keimai, meaning "to lie" or "to be laid").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for κατακεῖμαι, similar concepts of lying down or reclining can be found in Hebrew words such as שָׁכַב (shakab, Strong's Hebrew 7901), which means "to lie down" or "to rest." This Hebrew term is often used in the Old Testament to describe resting or reclining, similar to the Greek κατακεῖμαι.

Usage: The term κατακεῖμαι is used in the New Testament to describe the act of lying down, often in the context of reclining at a meal or being laid up due to illness.

Context: The Greek verb κατακεῖμαι appears in several New Testament passages, primarily in the context of reclining at a meal or being in a state of rest or illness. In the cultural setting of the New Testament, it was customary to recline at meals, especially during formal banquets or significant gatherings. This practice is reflected in the use of κατακεῖμαι in the Gospels.

For example, in Mark 2:15 (BSB), it is written: "While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Him and His disciples, for there were many who followed Him." Here, κατακεῖμαι describes the posture of those dining with Jesus, indicating a relaxed and communal setting.

Additionally, κατακεῖμαι is used in contexts involving illness or incapacitation. In John 5:3 (BSB), it states: "In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people." The term captures the state of those who are unable to move freely due to their ailments.

The use of κατακεῖμαι in the New Testament underscores themes of fellowship, hospitality, and the human condition, whether in the context of shared meals or the reality of physical suffering. It highlights the social and relational dynamics of the time, as well as the compassionate ministry of Jesus to those in need.

Forms and Transliterations
κατακειμενοι κατακείμενοι κατακειμενον κατακείμενον κατακειμενου κατακειμένου κατάκεισαι κατακείσεται κατακείση κατακεισθαι κατακείσθαι κατακεῖσθαι κατακειται κατάκειται κατακεκεντημένοι κατακενούν κατακέντει κατεκειτο κατέκειτο κατεκένωσεν katakeimenoi katakeímenoi katakeimenon katakeímenon katakeimenou katakeiménou katakeisthai katakeîsthai katakeitai katákeitai katekeito katékeito
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 1:30 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: πενθερὰ Σίμωνος κατέκειτο πυρέσσουσα καὶ
NAS: mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever;
KJV: wife's mother lay sick of a fever,
INT: [the] mother-in-law of Simon was laying sick in a fever And

Mark 2:4 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο
NAS: on which the paralytic was lying.
KJV: wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
INT: the paralytic was lying

Mark 2:15 V-PNM/P
GRK: Καὶ γίνεται κατακεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ἐν
NAS: And it happened that He was reclining [at the table] in his house,
KJV: that, as Jesus sat at meat in his
INT: And it came to pass [as] dined he in

Mark 14:3 V-PPM/P-GMS
GRK: τοῦ λεπροῦ κατακειμένου αὐτοῦ ἦλθεν
NAS: the leper, and reclining [at the table], there came
KJV: as he sat at meat, there came
INT: the leper he reclined [at table] of him came

Luke 5:25 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: ἐφ' ὃ κατέκειτο ἀπῆλθεν εἰς
NAS: up what he had been lying on, and went
KJV: that whereon he lay, and departed
INT: [that] on which he was lying he departed to

Luke 5:29 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: μετ' αὐτῶν κατακείμενοι
NAS: [people] who were reclining [at the table] with them.
INT: with them reclining [at table]

Luke 7:37 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ἐπιγνοῦσα ὅτι κατάκειται ἐν τῇ
NAS: and when she learned that He was reclining [at the table] in the Pharisee's
INT: she having known that he had reclined [at table] in the

John 5:3 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: ἐν ταύταις κατέκειτο πλῆθος τῶν
NAS: In these lay a multitude of those
KJV: In these lay a great multitude
INT: In these were lying a multitude of those who

John 5:6 V-PPM/P-AMS
GRK: ὁ Ἰησοῦς κατακείμενον καὶ γνοὺς
NAS: saw him lying [there], and knew
KJV: saw him lie, and knew
INT: Jesus lying and having known

Acts 9:33 V-PPM/P-AMS
GRK: ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττου
NAS: Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight
KJV: Aeneas, which had kept his bed
INT: years eight lying on a bed

Acts 28:8 V-PNM/P
GRK: δυσεντερίῳ συνεχόμενον κατακεῖσθαι πρὸς ὃν
NAS: of Publius was lying [in bed] afflicted
KJV: of Publius lay sick of
INT: dysentery oppressed with lay sick to whom

1 Corinthians 8:10 V-PPM/P-AMS
GRK: ἐν εἰδωλείῳ κατακείμενον οὐχὶ ἡ
NAS: knowledge, dining in an idol's temple,
KJV: knowledge sit at meat in
INT: in an idol-temple eating not the

Strong's Greek 2621
12 Occurrences


κατακείμενοι — 1 Occ.
κατακείμενον — 3 Occ.
κατακειμένου — 1 Occ.
κατακεῖσθαι — 2 Occ.
κατάκειται — 1 Occ.
κατέκειτο — 4 Occ.















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