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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κλίνω
Greek transliteration: 
klinō
Simplified transliteration: 
klino
Principal Parts: 
κλινῶ, ἔκλινα, κέκλικα, -, ἐκλίθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2827
GK Number: 
3111
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1c(2)
Gloss: 
to bow down, lay down; to be over (late in the day)
Definition: 
pr. trans. to cause to slope or bend; to bow down, Lk. 24:5; Jn. 19:30; to lay down to rest, Mt. 8:20; Lk. 9:58; to put to flight troops, Heb. 11:34; intrans. of the day, to decline, Lk. 9:12; 24:29*

Greek-English Concordance for κλίνω

Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have lairs and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to (klinē | κλίνῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) lay (klinē | κλίνῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) his head.”
Luke 9:12 Now the day began to wear (klinein | κλίνειν | pres act inf ) away, so the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and secure lodging and get provisions, for we are in a desolate place here.”
Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to (klinē | κλίνῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) lay (klinē | κλίνῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) his head.”
Luke 24:5 The women were frightened and bowed (klinousōn | κλινουσῶν | pres act ptcp gen pl fem) their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Luke 24:29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” (kekliken | κέκλικεν | perf act ind 3 sg) So he went in to stay with them.
John 19:30 When he had taken the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is accomplished!” And he bowed (klinas | κλίνας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) his head and handed over his spirit.
Hebrews 11:34 extinguished raging flames, escaped the edge of the sword; who after weakness were made strong, who became mighty in war and put (eklinan | ἔκλιναν | aor act ind 3 pl) foreign armies to flight (eklinan | ἔκλιναν | aor act ind 3 pl).