κλινίδιον
klinidion
bed
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word κλινίδιον (G2826) translates to "bed". Its limited occurrence in the Bible, with only two instances, suggests a relatively rare or specialized use of the term. This may indicate that κλινίδιον referred to a particular type of bed or a specific context in which beds were mentioned. Given its translation to "bed", it is likely that κλινίδιον referred to a sleeping place, possibly in a domestic or personal setting. Its significance to the Bible is not immediately apparent due to its limited use. Further analysis of the two instances in which κλινίδιον is used may reveal its specific context and meaning.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus.
Luke 5:24But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (he said to the paralyzed man), “I tell you, arise, take up your cot, and go to your house.”