- κατάκειμαι
- κατάκειμαι impf. κατεκείμην; fut. 2 sg. κατακείσῃ Pr 23:34 (s. κεῖμαι; Hom. et al.; grave ins: Sb 6089, 1; pap, LXX, TestSol 11:2; TestReub 3:13; Joseph.; Mel., P. 80, 594)① to be in a recumbent position free from any activity, lie downⓐ in a gener. sense rest (M. Ant. 5, 1, 1; TestReub; Mel.) MPol 7:1. Also of animals lying in the meadow Hs 9, 1, 9.ⓑ of sick people (Hdt. 7, 229; Aristoph., Eccl. 313; Lucian, Icarom. 31; Plut., Cic. 43, 3; Jos., Ant. 6, 214; PRyl 68, 16 [89 B.C.]; PTebt 422, 19; TestSol) J 5:3, 6. W. the sickness given: Ac 28:8. κατέκετο πυρέσσουσα she lay sick w. a fever Mk 1:30. Also of one who has already died 5:40 v.l. W. indication of the place where: ἐπί τινος lie on someth. ἐπὶ κραβάττου Ac 9:33. ἐπί τι on someth. Lk 5:25; cp. Mk 2:4.② to recline (on a couch) for the purpose of dining, recline for a meal, dine (X., An. 6, 1, 4, Symp. 1, 14; Pla., Symp. 177d, Rep. 2, 372d) abs. (Dio Chrys. 31 [48], 3 οἱ κατακείμενοι; Jos., Vi. 222) Mk 14:3; Lk 5:29. W. ἐν foll. (Diog. L. 7, 1, 19 ἐν συμποσίῳ) Mk 2:15; Lk 7:37; ἐν εἰδωλείῳ κ. dine in a temple 1 Cor 8:10. On this custom s. New Docs 1, 5–9 w. ins. reff. The sense ‘couch’ for the related noun (κλινή) does not appear in the NT. Cp. Horace, Satires 2, 8 for a Roman couch arrangement at a banquet.—M-M. TW.
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