2825. kline

Strong's Lexicon

kline: Bed, Couch, Mat

Original Word: κλίνη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kline
Pronunciation: KLEE-nay
Phonetic Spelling: (klee'-nay)
Definition: Bed, Couch, Mat
Meaning: a couch, bed, portable bed or mat, a couch for reclining at meals, possibly also a bier.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb κλίνω (klinō), meaning "to lean" or "to recline."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is מִשְׁכָּב (mishkav), Strong's Hebrew 4904, which also means bed or couch.

Usage: The term "kline" refers to a bed or couch, often used for sleeping or reclining. In the New Testament, it is frequently associated with the sick or infirm, who were often carried on such beds. It can also denote a dining couch, reflecting the Greco-Roman custom of reclining while eating.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, beds were simple and portable, often consisting of a mat or a low platform. They were used not only for sleeping but also for dining and socializing. The act of reclining on a kline during meals was a common practice, especially in more affluent households. This cultural context is reflected in the New Testament, where reclining at meals is mentioned in several passages.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2825: κλίνη

κλίνη, κλίνης, ἡ (κλίνω); from Herodotus down; the Sept. for מִטָּה, also for עֶרֶשׁ; a bed: universally, Mark 7:30; Luke 17:34; a couch to recline on at meals, Mark 4:21; Mark 7:4 (T WH omit); Luke 8:16; a couch on which a sick man is carried, Matthew 9:2, 6; Luke 5:18; plural Acts 5:15 R G; βάλλειν εἰς κλίνην, to cast into a bed, i. e. to afflict with disease, Revelation 2:22.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bed, table.

From klino; a couch (for sleep, sickness, sitting or eating) -- bed, table.

see GREEK klino

Forms and Transliterations

κλίναι κλίνη κλινην κλίνην κλινης κλίνης κλινων κλινών κλινῶν klinen klinēn klínen klínēn klines klinēs klínes klínēs klinon klinôn klinōn klinō̂n

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 9:2 N-GFS
GRK: παραλυτικὸν ἐπὶ κλίνης βεβλημένον καὶ
NAS: lying on a bed. Seeing
KJV: lying on a bed: and Jesus
INT: a paralytic on a bed lying and

Matthew 9:6 N-AFS
GRK: σου τὴν κλίνην καὶ ὕπαγε
NAS: up, pick up your bed and go
KJV: take up thy bed, and go
INT: your mat and go

Mark 4:21 N-AFS
GRK: ὑπὸ τὴν κλίνην οὐχ ἵνα
NAS: under a bed? Is it not [brought] to be put
KJV: or under a bed? and not to
INT: under the bed [Is it] not that

Mark 7:4 Noun-GFP
GRK: χαλκίων καὶ κλινῶν
INT: utensils and tables

Mark 7:30 N-AFS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὴν κλίνην καὶ τὸ
NAS: lying on the bed, the demon
KJV: laid upon the bed.
INT: on the bed also the

Luke 5:18 N-GFS
GRK: φέροντες ἐπὶ κλίνης ἄνθρωπον ὃς
NAS: [were] carrying on a bed a man
KJV: brought in a bed a man which
INT: carrying upon a mat a man who

Luke 8:16 N-GFS
GRK: ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν ἀλλ'
NAS: it under a bed; but he puts
KJV: putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth
INT: or under a bed puts [it] but

Luke 17:34 N-GFS
GRK: δύο ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾶς ὁ
NAS: in one bed; one
KJV: one bed; the one
INT: two [men] upon bed one the

Revelation 2:22 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτὴν εἰς κλίνην καὶ τοὺς
NAS: I will throw her on a bed [of sickness], and those
KJV: into a bed, and
INT: her into a sickbed and those who

Strong's Greek 2825
9 Occurrences

κλίνην — 4 Occ.
κλίνης — 4 Occ.
κλινῶν — 1 Occ.