κατα-κλίνω [ῑ],
I. lay down, [ δόρυ ] κατακλίνας ἐπὶ γαίῃ Od. 10.165; κ. τοὺς Πέρσας ἐς λειμῶνα having made them recline (for dinner) in a meadow, Hdt. 1.126, cf. Pl. R. 363c, 420e, [Luk 9:14], Milet. 1(9).368; κ. παιδίον put it to bed, Ar. Lys. 19, cf. Plu. Lyc. 3; κ. τινὰ ἐν ἁρμαμάξῃ X. Cyr. 6.4.11; also, cause one to take to his bed, i.e. strike with disease, PMag.Par. 1.2075; of animals, X. Cyn. 9.3; κ. τινὰ εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ lay a sick person in the temple of Asclepios, Ar. Pl. 411, V. 123; ταύταν ὀβολῶ κ. (sens. obsc.) Cerc. 5.31: -
Pass. (with aor. 2 Att. -εκλίνην, aor. 1 -εκλίθην Att. and in other dialects), lie at table, κατακλιθέντας πίνειν Hdt. 2.121. δ; κατακλῐνήσομαι Ar. Eq. 98, cf. V. 1208; generally, lie down, κατακλινεὶς δευρί Id. Nu. 694; κατακλίνεσθαι παρά τινα lie at table next him, Pl. Smp. 175a; but, παρά τινι lie with him sexually, ib. 203c; κατακλίνηθι μετ’ ἐμοῦ Ar. Lys. 904; κ. ἐπὶ ταῖς κοίταις, ἐπὶ στιβάδος, Ar. V. 1040, X. Cyr. 5.2.15; of a sick man, take to one’s bed, Hp. Epid. 1.2; simply, lie in bed, Id. Prog. 3, Diocl.Fr. 141; κατακλιθέντα ἐς τὸ ἱερόν Hyp. Eux. 18; κατεκλίθη ὕπτιος Pl. Phd. 117e codd.; κατακεκλιμένος, of a corpse, Plb. 6.53.1.
II cause to incline, bend downwards, ἕως ἂν κατακλίνῃ [ ὁ ἐλέφας τοὺς φοίνικας ] Arist. HA 610a23: metaph., lay prostrate, overthrow, τύραννον Thgn. 1181.
III
1. Pass., of ground, slope, ἤπειρόνδε A.R. 2.734.
2. of the sun, set, Poll. 4.157.
3. of crabs’ eyes, turn sideways, Arist. HA 529b28.
4. kneel, ὅταν κατακλιθῇ εἰς γόνατα [ κάμηλος ] ib. 499a17.
5. c. dat., to be set under, made subject to, ὅταν κατακλιθῇ τὸ θητικὸν τῷ προπολεμοῦντι Herm. in Phdr. p.157 A.
G2625 — κατακλίνω
: 1 aorist κατεκλινα; 1 aorist passive κατεκλιθην; from Homer down; in the N. T. in reference to eating, to make to recline: τινα, [Luk 9:14] (also 15 T Tr WH) (ἐπί τό δεῖπνον, Xenophon, Cyril 2, 8, 21); middle, with 1 aorist passive, to recline (at table): [Luk 7:36] L T Tr WH; ; εἰς τήν πρωτοκλισίαν, [Luk 14:8] (εἰς τό ἐσθίειν, Judith 12:15; εἰς τό δεῖπνον, Josephus, Antiquities 6, 8, 1 (variant)).
κατα - κλίνω ,
[in LXX : [Exo 21:18] (H5307) , [Num 24:9], [Jdg 5:27], [1Sa 16:11] (H3766), Jdt 12:15 , [3M][a 1:3] * ;]
to lay down, make to lie down, esp . for meals: c . acc pers ., [Luk 9:14-15]; mid ., to recline at meals: [Luk 7:36]; [Luk 24:30]; seq . εἰς , [Luk 14:8] ( cf. Jth, Lc.). †