κλίνω; 1 aorist
ἔκλινα; perfect
κέκλικα;
1. transitive,
a. to incline, bow:
τήν κεφαλήν, of one dying,
John 19:30;
τό πρόσωπον εἰς τήν γῆν, of the terrified,
Luke 24:5.
b. equivalent to
to cause to fall back:
παρεμβολάς, Latin
inclinare acies, i. e. to turn to flight,
Hebrews 11:34 (
μάχην,
Homer, Iliad 14, 510;
Τρῳάς, 5, 37;
Ἀχαιους, Odyssey 9, 59).
c. to recline:
τήν κεφαλήν, in a place for repose (
A. V. lay one's head),
Matthew 8:20;
Luke 9:58.
2. intransitive,
to incline oneself (cf.
Buttmann, 145 (127);
Winers Grammar, § 38, 1): of the declining day (
A. V. wear away, be far spent),
Luke 9:12;
Luke 24:29;
Jeremiah 6:4;
ἅμα τῷ κλῖναι τό τρίτον μέρος τῆς νικτος,
Polybius 3, 93, 7;
ἐγκλινατος τοῦ ἡλίου ἐς ἑσπέραν,
Arrian anab. 3, 4, 2. (Compare:
ἀνακλίνω,
ἐκκλίνω,
κατακλίνω,
προσκλίνω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Jeremiah
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6:4
- Matthew
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8:20
- Luke
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9:12; 9:58; 24:5; 24:29
- John
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19:30
- Hebrews
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11:34
