Greek · G4873 · unreviewed

συνανάκειμαι

To recline in company with (at a meal)

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συνανάκειμαι G4873
Pronunciation synanákeimai

What does συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai) mean in the Bible?

συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai) is a Greek word meaning "to recline in company with (at a meal)". συν-ανά-κειμαι [in LXX: 3Ma.

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Meaning

to recline in company with (at a meal)
Extended definition

Sharing table fellowship, suggesting social intimacy and acceptance within the meal community.

to recline with or together at table: Mat.14:9, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:49 14:15; with dative of person(s), Mat.9:10, Mrk.2:15, Luk.14:10.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Imperfect Present
Voices
Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality
Imperfect Middle Matt 9:10 · Mark 2:15
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Middle Luke 14:10 · Luke 14:15 · Matt 14:9 · Mark 6:22 · Luke 7:49
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
background 2 participle 5
Tense
present 5 imperfect 2
Voice
middle 7
Mood
participle 5 indicative 2

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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