ΕΠΙΚΛΙΝΩΝ, επικλινων
EPIKLINŌN, epiklinōn
Sounds Like: eh-pee-KLEE-nohn
Translations: leaning upon, reclining upon, resting upon, bending towards, inclining towards
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΛΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb ἐπικλίνω (epiklinō). It describes an action of leaning, reclining, or inclining towards something or someone. It can be used to describe someone who is physically resting on an object or person, or metaphorically bending towards a particular direction or purpose. As a participle, it functions adjectivally to modify a noun, or verbally to describe an ongoing action.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine or Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1943 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΛΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΚΛΙΝΕ — inclined, leaned, bent, turned aside
- ἘΠΙΚΛΙΝΑΙ — to incline, to bend, to turn towards, to lean, to bow down
- ἘΠΙΚΛΙΝΕΙ — to incline, to lean, to bend, to turn, to turn aside
- ἘΠΙΚΛΙΝΩΝ — leaning upon, inclining, bowing down, resting upon
- ΕΠΕΚΛΙΝΕ — he leaned, he inclined, he bent, he bowed, he rested
- ΕΠΙΚΛΙΝΩ — to lean upon, to incline, to bend, to bow down
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