"to cause to lie down, cause to recline at table, Lk. 9:14, 15; mid. to lie down, recline, Lk. 7:36; 14:8; 24:30*"
Definition and meaning
to cause to lie down, cause to recline at table, Lk. 9:14, 15; mid. to lie down, recline, Lk. 7:36; 14:8; 24:30*
In the original Greek the word is written: κατακλίνω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 kataklino (G2625) across the King James Bible.
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
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Common questions
Strong's G2625 (kataklino) is a Greek word that means: to cause to lie down, cause to recline at table, Lk. 9:14, 15; mid. to lie down, recline, Lk. 7:36; 14:8; 24:30* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word kataklino (G2625) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2625 is kataklino, a Greek word defined as: to cause to lie down, cause to recline at table, Lk. 9:14, 15; mid. to lie down, recline, Lk. 7:36; 14:8; 24:30*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kataklino is a Greek word found in the New Testament.