συνανακειμένους
synanákeimai
guests
To recline together with others, particularly at a dining table; to participate in a meal by lying or leaning on one’s side in company. The primary meaning is to take one’s place at a meal with others, and, by extension, to join in a communal dining or symposium setting. In context, it refers especially to the Greco-Roman custom of dining while partially lying on couches.
Mark 6:26 · Word #11
Lexicon G4873
| Lemma | συνανάκειμαι |
| Transliteration | synanákeimai |
| Strong's | G4873 |
| Definition | To recline together with others, particularly at a dining table; to participate in a meal by lying or leaning on one’s side in company. The primary meaning is to take one’s place at a meal with others, and, by extension, to join in a communal dining or symposium setting. In context, it refers especially to the Greco-Roman custom of dining while partially lying on couches. |
Morphology V PRS MID PTCP ACC M PL
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 | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | guests |
| Literal | table-fellows |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | συνανάκειμαι |
| Strong's | G4873 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4873-04
those reclining together at table
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present middle participle; accusative masculine plural. Ongoing action, middle voice with associative/self-involving sense, functioning substantivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The participial form is rendered substantivally as “those reclining,” preserving the present middle participle’s ongoing aspect and reflexive/associative sense of participating together in a meal. The accusative masculine plural is reflected by “those” as a plural object form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
those reclining together at table
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "those reclining with him". |