to bow/lay down

Greek Verb

κλίνω [in LXX chiefly for נָטָה;] 1) to make to bend, to bow: τ. κεφαλήν (of one dying), Jhn.19:30; τ. πρόσωτον (of terrified persons), Luk.24:5. 2) to make to lean, to rest: τ. κεφαλήν (in sleep), Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58. 3) As in Hom, of soldiers, to turn (to flight), παρεμβολάς, Heb.11:34. 4) In late Gk. (as mid, in cl.), to decline: intrans, ἡ ἡμέρα, Luk.9:12 24:29. (AS)

to bow/lay down

Greek Verb

κλίνω [ῑ], future κλῐνῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔκλῑνα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κέκλῐκα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—middle, aorist ἐκλινάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future κλῐθήσομαι συγ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future 2 κατα-κλῐνήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐκλίθην [ῐ] [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 2 ἐκλίνην [ῐ] only in compounds, κατακλῐνῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect κέκλῐμαι (see. below); infinitive κεκλίσθαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+], for. root κλῐ: κλει, compare κλειτύ; Sanskrit śráyati 'cause to lean', 'support', Latin clinare, clivus.):—cause to lean, make to slope or slant, ἐπὴν κλίνῃσι τάλαντα Ζεύς when he inclines or turns the scale, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Τρῶας δ᾽ ἔκλιναν Δαναοί made them give way,[Refs 8th c.BC+] — middle, Περσῶν κλινάμενοι [δύναμιν] [Refs] 2) make one thing slope against another, i.e. lean, rest it, τι πρός τι [Refs 8th c.BC+], i.e. raising their shields so that the upper rim rested on their shoulders, [Refs] 3) turn aside, μηκέτι τοῦδε βήματος ἔξω πόδα κλίνῃς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄσσε πάλιν κλίνασα having turned back her eyes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰς ἐκ τῶν ἀριστερῶν [φλέβας] ἐπὶ τὰ δεξιὰ κ. turn to, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) make another recline, ἐν κλίνῃ κλῖναί τινας make them lie down at table, [Refs 5th c.BC+] puts to rest, lays low, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) in Magic, make subservient, ψυχήν [Refs] 6) Grammars, inflect, τὰ ῥήματα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs] II) passive, lean, ἂψ δ᾽ ὁ πάϊς πρὸς κόλπον ἐϋζώνοιο τιθήνης ἐκλίνθη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ δ᾽ ἐκλίνθη, καὶ ἀλεύατο κῆρα μέλαιναν he bent aside, [Refs]; of a brasen foot-pan, ἂψ δ᾽ ἑτέρωσ᾽ ἐκλίθη it was tipped over, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of battle, turn, ἐκλίνθη δὲ μάχη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a body in equilibrium, οὐδαμόσε κλιθῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) lean, stay oneself upon or against a thing, with dative, ἀσπίσι κεκλιμένοι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κίονι, κλισμῷ κεκλιμένη, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in middle, κλινάμενος σταθμῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅταν τύχωσι (i.e. αἱ ἄτομοἰ τῇ περιπλοκῇ κεκλιμέναι when they chance to be propped (i.e. checked) by the interlacing with others, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) lie down, fall, ἐν νεκύεσσι κλινθήτην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παραὶ λεχέεσσι κλιθῆναι lie beside her on the bed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in perfect, to be laid, lie, ἔντεα. παρ᾽ αὐτοῖσι χθονὶ κέκλιτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φύλλων κεκλιμένων of fallen leaves, [Refs 8th c.BC+], slanting leaves); Ληθαίῳ κεκλιμένη πεδίῳ [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Ἀλφεοῦ πόρῳ κλιθείς laid by Alpheus' stream, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γόνυ κέκλιται has fallen on her knee, i.e.is humbled, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) recline at meals, κλιθέντες ἐδαίνυντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλίθητι καὶ πίωμεν conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) of Places, lie sloping towards the sea, etc, lie near, ἁλὶ κεκλιμένη [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence, of persons, lie on, live on or by, [Ὀρέσβιος] λίμνῃ κεκλιμένος Κηφισίδι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πλευρὰ πρὸς ἀνατολὰς κεκλιμένη, τὸ εἰς τὰς ἄρκτους κ, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.6) metaphorically, τῷδε μέλει κλιθείς having devoted himself to, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (also in active, incline towards, τῶν πραγμάτων ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους κεκλικότων [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.7) wander from the right course, κεκλιμένη ναῦς [Refs 6th c.BC+] III) middle, decline, wane, καὶ κλίνεται (i.e. τὸ ἦμαρ) [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) intransitive in active, κ. πρὸς τὸ ξανθὸν χρῶμα incline towards, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κλίνοντος ὑπὸ ζόφον ἠελίοιο as the sun was declining, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἅμα τῷ κλῖναι τὸ τρίτον μέρος τῆς νυκτός as it came to an end, [NT+5th c.BC+] IV.2) of soldiers, κ. ἐπ᾽ ἀσπίδα, ἐπὶ δόρυ, turn to left, to right, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; also, wheel, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to slant or slope, i.e. incline or recline (literally or figuratively); bow (down), be far spent, lay, turn to flight, wear away; a primary verb