ἀνέπεσεν
anapíptō
reclined
To recline or lean back, especially in the context of positioning oneself on a couch or at a meal. In various contexts, it may denote the act of lying down, resting, or assuming a reclining posture. Most commonly in Greco-Roman and New Testament contexts, it refers to reclining at a meal as was customary at formal banquets.
Luke 11:37 · Word #14
Lexicon G377
| Lemma | ἀναπίπτω |
| Transliteration | anapíptō |
| Strong's | G377 |
| Definition | To recline or lean back, especially in the context of positioning oneself on a couch or at a meal. In various contexts, it may denote the act of lying down, resting, or assuming a reclining posture. Most commonly in Greco-Roman and New Testament contexts, it refers to reclining at a meal as was customary at formal banquets. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | reclined |
| Literal | reclined |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀναπίπτω |
| Strong's | G377 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G377-04
fell back
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person singular denotes a simple past action performed by the subject. "Fell back" preserves the compound sense of ἀνά (back/up) with πίπτω (to fall), maintaining the root imagery of falling back into a reclining position. |
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