Anaklino means “lay” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H347 — iob (“Job”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G347 ἀνακλίνω (anaklino) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. anaklino (an-ak-lee'-no) v. 1. to lean back 2. to recline It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include sit, make, and down. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
anaklino (an-ak-lee'-no) v. 1. to lean back 2. to recline [from G303 and G2827] KJV: lay, (make) sit down Root(s): G303, G2827
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G347. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to recline
Usage: ἀνα-κλίνω [in LXX: 3Ma.5:16 * ;] to lay upon, lean against, hence, __(a) to lay down: Luk.2:7; __(b) to make to recline: Mrk.6:39, WH, mg., Luk.12:37. Pass., to lie back, recline: Mat.8:11 14:19, Luk.13:29.† SYN.: ἀνάκειμαι (which see), ἀναπίπτω (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render anaklino, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G347 (ἀνακλίνω) appears 1 time in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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8 indexed usages in New Testament.
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The king listened to this, and then turning aside to his potations, commanded the guests to sit down before him.
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G347.
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
And they did so, and made them all sit down.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
The king listened to this, and then turning aside to his potations, commanded the guests to sit down before him.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G347, grouped by book.
Anaklino (Strong's G347) is a Greek word most simply glossed "lay". anaklino (an-ak-lee'-no) v. 1. to lean back 2. to recline
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's G347 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G347 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sit, make, and down. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G347, with linked reader references where each row is available.