to recline

Greek Verb

ἀνα-κλίνω [in LXX: 3Ma.5:16 *;] to lay upon, lean against, hence, (a) to lay down: Luk.2:7; (b) to make to recline: Mrk.6:39, WH, mg, Luk.12:37. Pass, to lie back, recline: Mat.8:11 14:19, Luk.13:29. SYN.: ἀνάκειμαι (which see), ἀναπίπτω (AS)

to recline

Greek Verb

ἀνα-κλίνω, poetry ἀγκλ, (see. κλίνω) lean one thing upon another, [τόξον] ποτὶ γαίῃ ἀγκλίνας having laid it on the ground, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἑαυτοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ ἐναντίον, of sailors struggling against the wind, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; cause to recline at table, [NT+2nd c.BC+]:—mostly in passive, lie, sink, or lean back, recline, ἀνακλινθεὶς πέσεν ὕπτιος[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of persons asleep, [Refs]; of rowers, [Refs]; of the elephant, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be strung, of strings of lyre, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) passive, of ground, lie sloping upwards, [Refs] II) push or put back, and so, open, θύρην ἀγκλίνας[Refs 8th c.BC+]; so of the door of Olympus, ἠμὲν ἀνακλῖναι πυκινὸν νέφος ἠδ᾽ ἐπιθεῖναι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν θύρην τὴν καταπηκτὴν ἀ, i. e. the trap-door, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) throw the head back, and so, lift up, τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐγήν[Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) overthrow, of earthquake, compared to batteringram, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to lean back; lay, (make) sit down; from g303 (ἀνά) and g2827 (κλίνω)