ἀνακλίνω

ἀνακλίνω — anaklínō

ἀνακλίνω: future ἀνακλινῶ; 1 aorist ἀνέκλινα; passive, 1 aorist ἀνεκλίθην; future ἀνακλιθήσομαι; (from Homer down); to lean against, lean upon;

a. to lay down: τινα, Luk 2:7 (ἐν (τῇ) φάτνη).

b. to make or bid to recline: Mar 6:39 (ἐπέταξεν αὐτοῖς, namely, the disciples, ἀνακλῖναι (ἀνακλιθῆναι L WH text) πάντας i. e. the people); Luk 9:15 (T Tr WH κατέκλιναν);. Passive, to lie back, recline, lie down: Mat 14:19; of those reclining at table and at feasts, Luk 7:30 (R G);; Mat 8:11 — in the last two passages used figuratively of participation in future blessedness in the Messiah's kingdom.