ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ, κατακλησεις
KATAKLĒSEIS, kataklēseis
Sounds Like: kah-tah-KLEE-sees
Translations: reclining, a reclining, a dinner party, a banquet
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of reclining at a meal, which was the custom in ancient times. It can also denote the gathering itself, such as a dinner party or a banquet. It is a compound word formed from κατά (kata, 'down') and κλίσις (klisis, 'a bending, reclining').
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2626 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΣΕΩΣ — of reclining at table, of a reclining at table, of a feast, of a banquet
- ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΣΙΣ — reclining, a reclining, a sitting down, a feast, a banquet
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