345. anakeimai
Strong's Lexicon
anakeimai: To recline, to lie down, to be laid up

Original Word: ἀνάκειμαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: anakeimai
Pronunciation: ah-NAH-kay-my
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ak-i'-mahee)
Definition: To recline, to lie down, to be laid up
Meaning: I recline, especially at a dinner-table.

Word Origin: From the preposition ἀνά (ana, meaning "up" or "again") and the verb κεῖμαι (keimai, meaning "to lie" or "to be laid down").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anakeimai," the concept of reclining at meals can be related to Hebrew practices of feasting and hospitality, such as those described in Psalm 23:5 and Song of Solomon 2:4.

Usage: The verb "anakeimai" primarily means to recline or lie down, often used in the context of dining or feasting. In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman cultures, it was customary to recline on couches during meals, especially at formal banquets or significant gatherings. This term is frequently used in the New Testament to describe the posture of individuals during meals, particularly in the context of Jesus' ministry and the Last Supper.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the first-century Mediterranean world, dining was a social and communal activity. People would recline on couches arranged around a low table, leaning on their left elbow and eating with their right hand. This practice was common among the Jews and the Romans, signifying a relaxed and intimate setting. Reclining at meals was a sign of freedom and leisure, contrasting with the posture of servants or slaves who would stand or sit.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ana and keimai
Definition
to be laid up, to recline
NASB Translation
dinner guests (3), reclined (1), reclines (2), reclining (7), seated (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 345: ἀνάκειμαι

ἀνάκειμαι; (imperfect 3 person singular ἀνέκειτο); deponent middle to be laid up, laid: Mark 5:40 R L brackets (cf. English to lay out). In later Greek to lie at table (on thelectustricliniaris (cf. B. D. under the word ); the earlier Greeks used κεῖσθαι, κατακεῖσθαι, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 216f; Fritzsche (or Wetstein (1752)) on Matthew 9:10): Matthew 9:10; Matthew 22:10; Matthew 26:7, 20; Mark ( T Tr WH); ; Luke 7:37 (L T Tr WH κατάκειται); ; John 12:2 (Rec. συνανάκειμαι); John 13:23, 28. Generally, to eat together, to dine: John 6:11. (Cf. ἀναπίπτω, at the end. Compare: συνανάκειμαι.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
lean or recline at the table.

From ana and keimai; to recline (as a corpse or at a meal) -- guest, lean, lie, sit (down, at meat), at the table.

see GREEK ana

see GREEK keimai

Forms and Transliterations
ανακειμενοις ανακειμένοις ἀνακειμένοις ανακείμενον ανακειμενος ανακείμενος ἀνακείμενος ανακειμενου ανακειμένου ἀνακειμένου ανακειμενους ανακειμένους ἀνακειμένους ανακειμενων ανακειμένων ἀνακειμένων ανάκειται ανεκειτο ανέκειτο ἀνέκειτο anakeimenois anakeiménois anakeimenon anakeimenōn anakeiménon anakeiménōn anakeimenos anakeímenos anakeimenou anakeiménou anakeimenous anakeiménous anekeito anékeito
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 9:10 V-PPM/P-GMS
GRK: ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ
NAS: that as Jesus was reclining [at the table] in the house,
KJV: as Jesus sat at meat in
INT: it came to pass at his reclining [at table] in the

Matthew 22:10 V-PPM/P-GMP
GRK: ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων
NAS: was filled with dinner guests.
KJV: the wedding was furnished with guests.
INT: the wedding feast of guests

Matthew 22:11 V-PPM/P-AMP
GRK: θεάσασθαι τοὺς ἀνακειμένους εἶδεν ἐκεῖ
NAS: in to look over the dinner guests, he saw
KJV: to see the guests, he saw
INT: to see the guests beheld there

Matthew 26:7 V-PPM/P-GMS
GRK: κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου
NAS: it on His head as He reclined [at the table].
KJV: his head, as he sat [at meat].
INT: head of him as he reclined [at table]

Matthew 26:20 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: δὲ γενομένης ἀνέκειτο μετὰ τῶν
NAS: came, Jesus was reclining [at the table] with the twelve
KJV: was come, he sat down with
INT: moreover having arrived he reclined [at table] with the

Mark 6:26 V-PPM/P-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς ἀνακειμένους οὐκ ἠθέλησεν
NAS: of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling
INT: and those who reclined [at table] with [him] not would

Mark 14:18 V-PPM/P-GMP
GRK: καὶ ἀνακειμένων αὐτῶν καὶ
NAS: As they were reclining [at the table] and eating,
KJV: And as they sat and did eat,
INT: And as were reclining [at table] they and

Mark 16:14 V-PPM/P-DMP
GRK: Ὕστερον δὲ ἀνακειμένοις αὐτοῖς τοῖς
NAS: themselves as they were reclining [at the table]; and He reproached
KJV: as they sat at meat, and
INT: afterward moreover as reclined [at table] they to the

Luke 22:27 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: μείζων ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἢ ὁ
NAS: is greater, the one who reclines [at the table] or
KJV: [is] greater, he that sitteth at meat, or
INT: [is] greater he that reclines [at table] or he that

Luke 22:27 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: οὐχὶ ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἐγὼ δὲ
NAS: the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines [at the table]? But I am
KJV: [is] not he that sitteth at meat? but
INT: [Is] not he that reclines [at table] I however

John 6:11 V-PPM/P-DMP
GRK: διέδωκεν τοῖς ἀνακειμένοις ὁμοίως καὶ
NAS: to those who were seated; likewise
KJV: the disciples to them that were set down; and
INT: distributed to the reclining likewise also

John 12:2 V-PPM/P-GMP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ
NAS: of those reclining [at the] [table] with Him.
INT: of those reclining with him

John 13:23 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: ἦν ἀνακείμενος εἷς ἐκ
NAS: There was reclining on Jesus' bosom
KJV: Now there was leaning on Jesus'
INT: there was reclining one out of

John 13:28 V-PPM/P-GMP
GRK: ἔγνω τῶν ἀνακειμένων πρὸς τί
NAS: of those reclining [at the table] knew
KJV: Now no man at the table knew for what
INT: knew of those reclining to what

Strong's Greek 345
14 Occurrences


ἀνακειμένων — 4 Occ.
ἀνακειμένοις — 2 Occ.
ἀνακείμενος — 3 Occ.
ἀνακειμένου — 2 Occ.
ἀνακειμένους — 2 Occ.
ἀνέκειτο — 1 Occ.

















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