to sit

Greek Verb

κατα-κλίνω [in LXX: Exo.21:18 (נָפַל), Num.24:9, Jdg.5:27, 1Ki.16:11 (כָּרַע), Jdth.12:15, 3Ma.1:3 *;] to lay down, make to lie down, esp. for meals: with accusative of person(s), Luk.9:14-15; mid, to recline at meals: Luk.7:36 24:30; before εἰς, Luk.14:8 (cf. Jth, Lc.). (AS)

to sit

Greek Verb

κατα-κλίνω [ῑ], lay down, [δόρυ] κατακλίνας ἐπὶ γαίῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. τοὺς Πέρσας ἐς λειμῶνα having made them recline (for dinner) in a meadow, [NT+5th c.BC+]; κ. παιδίον put it to bed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, cause one to take to his bed, i.e. strike with disease, [Refs]; of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινὰ εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ lay a sick person in the temple of Asclepios, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταύταν ὀβολῶ κ. (obscene meaning) [Refs 3rd c.BC+] —passive (with aorist 2 Attic dialect -εκλίνην, aorist 1 -εκλίθην Attic dialect and in other dialects), lie at table, κατακλιθέντας πίνειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; generally, lie down, κατακλινεὶς δευρί [Refs]; κατακλίνεσθαι παρά τινα lie at table next him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but, παρά τινι lie with him sexually,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐπὶ ταῖς κοίταις, ἐπὶ στιβάδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a sick man, take to one's bed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, lie in bed, [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices; κατακεκλιμένος, of a corpse, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II) cause to incline, bend downwards, ἕως ἂν κατακλίνῃ [ὁ ἐλέφας τοὺς φοίνικας] [Refs 4th c.BC+]: metaphorically, lay prostrate, overthrow, τύραννον [Refs 6th c.BC+] III) passive, of ground, slope, ἤπειρόνδε [Refs 3rd c.BC+] III.2) of the sun, set, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III.3) of crabs' eyes, turn sideways, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.4) kneel, ὅταν κατακλιθῇ εἰς γόνατα [κάμηλος] [Refs] III.5) with dative, to be set under, made subject to, ὅταν κατακλιθῇ τὸ θητικὸν τῷ προπολεμοῦντι [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to recline down, i.e. (specially) to take a place at table; (make) sit down (at meat); from g2596 (κατά) and g2827 (κλίνω)