John 13:23:2John.13.23.W2TAB
ἀνακείμενος
anakeimenos
“reclining”
- Transliteration
- a-na-KEI-me-nos
- Extended
- ah-nah-KEI-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /a.naˈkiː.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- reclining
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-na-KEI-me-nos
- phraseyour reading level
ÊN a-na-KEI-me-nos HEIS EK TÔN ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU EN TÔI KOL-pôi TOU ee-ay-SOO
- sentence
ÊN a-na-KEI-me-nos HEIS EK TÔN ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU EN TÔI KOL-pôi TOU ee-ay-SOO HON ê-GA-pa HO ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} joined to the participle anakeimenos {ἀνακείμενος | anakéimenos}, creating a scene-setting description of posture that presents the action as ongoing background.
Root and etymology
keimaikappa epsilon iota mu alpha iota
“to lie down, recline”
In context — John 13:23
One of His disciples was reclining in the bosom of Jesus , the one whom Jesus loved.
About this coordinate
John 13:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 13:23, so the Greek word ἀνακείμενος (anakeimenos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.13.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.23.W2.S1) and character.