ἈΝΑΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΙΣ, ἀνακειμενοις
ANAKEIMENOIS, anakeimenois
Sounds Like: ah-nah-KAY-mee-noys
Translations: those reclining, those at table, those who are reclining, those who are at table, to those reclining, to those at table
From the root: ANAKEIMAI
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'anakeimai', meaning 'to recline at table' or 'to lie back'. In ancient Greek and Roman banquets, people would recline on couches while eating, rather than sitting on chairs. Therefore, this participle often refers to the guests or participants at a meal or feast. It is used to describe people who are in the act of reclining for a meal.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Dative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0345 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:75
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 9:338
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ANAKEIMAI.
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.
- ἈΝΑΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ — of those reclining, of those lying at table, of those feasting
- ΑΝΑΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΣ — reclining, one who reclines, lying, sitting at table, one who is at table
- ΑΝΑΚΙΜΕΝΟΥΣ — reclining, lying down, sitting at table, feasting
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