κλῐσία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, κλίνω)
place for lying down or
reclining: hence,
I)
hut, shed, booth, 1. for use in peace,
cot, cabin, once in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
I.2) for use in war,
hut, κ. εὔπηκτος, εὔτυκτος, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in
plural,
camp, [
Refs]; πῦρ ἐν κλισίῃσι βαλόντες [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: used by Trag. in Lyric poetry and
anapaest meter, [
Refs 5th c.BC+], of wine-
shops, [
Refs]; εὐσεβέων κλισίη, of the grave, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+];
chapel, ἡ κ. ἡ ἱερά [
Refs]; compare κλεισία.
II)
anything for lying or
sitting upon, couch or
easy chair, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2)
couch for reclining on at table, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
place on such couch, κ. ἄτιμος [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.3)
nuptial bed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
company of people
sitting at meals, [
NT];
banquet, εὐωχίαι τε καὶ κ. [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
room for company, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV)
way of lying, decubitus, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]