ἀναπίπτω
anapiptō
to recline
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀναπίπτω (anapiptō) is translated as "to recline." This action implies a deliberate shift from an upright position to a more relaxed or horizontal posture. With 12 occurrences in the Bible, its meaning and usage are relatively common. The range of usage for ἀναπίπτω encompasses a variety of contexts, including social situations (e.g., eating meals, such as at a banquet) and potentially private moments (like resting or sleeping). Its association with meals may indicate that reclining was a common posture for eating in the ancient world. While the significance of ἀναπίπτω may seem limited to describing physical action, its frequency in the Bible suggests that reclining has emotional, social, or cultural connotations that warrant further exploration. Further analysis would require examining the contexts in which ἀναπίπτω appears to understand its full implications.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
Mark 6:40They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
Mark 8:6He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.
Luke 11:37Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
Luke 14:10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
Luke 17:7But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’
Luke 22:14When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.
John 6:10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John 6:10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John 13:12So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?
John 13:25He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ breast, asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
John 21:20Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”