The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

κλίνω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaκλίνω
Citation formκλίνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI rest, recline, make to yield
Strong’sG2827
Transliterationklínō
Definitionto slant or slope, i.e. incline or recline (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--bow (down), be far spent, lay, turn to flight, wear away.
Derivationa primary verb
SBLGNT occurrences7

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἔκλιναν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Hebrews 11:34
κέκλικεν
verb, third person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XAI-S--) — Luke 24:29
κλίνας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — John 19:30
κλίνειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Luke 9:12
κλίνῃ
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Matthew 8:20
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Luke 9:58
κλινουσῶν
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGPF-) — Luke 24:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: κλινω.