Greek verb · G2827
κλίνω
klinoklee'-no
to make to bend, to bow; to make to lean, to rest; As in Hom., of soldiers, to turn (to flight), παρεμβολάς; In late Gk. (as mid, in cl.)
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: klínō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2827is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2827
to slant or slope, i.e. incline or recline (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: bow (down), be far spent, lay, turn to flight, wear away.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
klino is rendered "to make to bend, to bow; to make to lean, to rest; As in Hom., of soldiers, to turn (to flight), παρεμβολάς; In late Gk. (as mid, in cl.)". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Four of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "to make to bend, to bow".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Matthew 8:20κλίνῃ.¶
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: to make to bend, to bow, and to make to lean, to rest, and As in Hom., of soldiers, to turn (to flight), παρεμβολάς, and In late Gk. (as mid, in cl.).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to make to bend, to bowτ. κεφαλήν (of one dying), Jhn.19:30; τ. πρόσωτον (of terrified persons), Luk.24:5. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 24:5As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them… |
| to make to lean, to restτ. κεφαλήν (in sleep), Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58. | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests… |
| As in Hom., of soldiers, to turn (to flight), παρεμβολάς | Tagged as
| WhereHebrews 11:34quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness… |
| In late Gk. (as mid, in cl.)to decline | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 9:12As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- κλίνῃ.¶2
- ἔκλιναν1
- κέκλικεν1
- κλίνας1
- κλίνειν1
- κλινουσῶν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-PAS-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1V-PAP-GPF
- verb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-RAI-3S
Matthew
one use
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- κλίνῃ.¶klineverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may lay
Luke
four uses
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
- κλίνεινklineinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to decline
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- κλίνῃ.¶klineverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may lay
As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
- κλινουσῶνklinousonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: bowing
But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
- κέκλικενkeklikenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has declined
John
one use
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- κλίναςklinasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having bowed
Hebrews
one use
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
- ἔκλινανeklinanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: put to flight
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.