"a small couch or bed, Lk. 5:19, 24*"
Definition and meaning
a small couch or bed, Lk. 5:19, 24*
In the original Greek the word is written: κλινίδιον
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 klinidion (G2826) across the King James Bible.
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins,(he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
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Common questions
Strong's G2826 (klinidion) is a Greek word that means: a small couch or bed, Lk. 5:19, 24* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word klinidion (G2826) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2826 is klinidion, a Greek word defined as: a small couch or bed, Lk. 5:19, 24*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
klinidion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.