κατακειμένου

katákeimai

as he reclined

To lie down, to be in a recumbent position, either literally (as in resting or being ill) or figuratively (as in reclining at a meal). In Greco-Roman dining custom, to recline on couches at a meal; to be bedridden (from illness). The core meaning is physical lying down, but in Hellenistic and New Testament contexts, it often specifically refers to the posture of reclining during formal meals, or to being prostrate due to sickness.

G2621

Mark 14:3 · Word #12

Lexicon G2621

Lemmaκατάκειμαι
Transliterationkatákeimai
Strong'sG2621
DefinitionTo lie down, to be in a recumbent position, either literally (as in resting or being ill) or figuratively (as in reclining at a meal). In Greco-Roman dining custom, to recline on couches at a meal; to be bedridden (from illness). The core meaning is physical lying down, but in Hellenistic and New Testament contexts, it often specifically refers to the posture of reclining during formal meals, or to being prostrate due to sickness.

Morphology V PRS MID PTCP GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseas he reclined
Literalreclining

Lexical Info

Lemmaκατάκειμαι
Strong'sG2621

SIBI-P1 Translation G2621-03

of one lying down

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense; middle voice (deponent in form, active in sense); participle; genitive masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present middle participle conveys an ongoing state of lying down or being reclined. The genitive masculine singular form is reflected by "of one," preserving both the participial and case features without importing contextual assumptions.

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