Strong's Greek · G377
ἀναπίπτω
anapíptō
lean, sit down (to meat)
Definition
to fall back, i.e. lie down, lean back
Derivation
Appears 12 times in Scripture
“As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.”
“Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?””
““Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.”
“When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you?”
“Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?”
“But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.”
“And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.”
“So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.”
“And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).