"to fall or recline backwards; to recline at table, etc., Lk. 11:37; to throw one’s self back, Jn. 21:20"
Definition and meaning
to fall or recline backwards; to recline at table, etc., Lk. 11:37; to throw one’s self back, Jn. 21:20
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναπίπτω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anapipto (G377) across the King James Bible.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
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Common questions
Strong's G377 (anapipto) is a Greek word that means: to fall or recline backwards; to recline at table, etc., Lk. 11:37; to throw one’s self back, Jn. 21:20 It appears 10 times in the King James Bible.
The word anapipto (G377) appears 10 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G377 is anapipto, a Greek word defined as: to fall or recline backwards; to recline at table, etc., Lk. 11:37; to throw one’s self back, Jn. 21:20. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anapipto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.