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Lexicon :: Strong's G2827 - klinō

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κλίνω
Transliteration
klinō (Key)
Pronunciation
klee'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
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Strong’s Definitions

κλίνω klínō, klee'-no; a primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. incline or recline (literally or figuratively):—bow (down), be far spent, lay, turn to flight, wear away.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G2827 in the following manner: lay (2x), bow (1x), bow down (1x), be far spent (1x), turn to fight (1x), wear away (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G2827 in the following manner: lay (2x), bow (1x), bow down (1x), be far spent (1x), turn to fight (1x), wear away (1x).

  1. transitively

    1. to incline, bow

    2. to cause to fall back

    3. to recline

      1. in a place for repose

  2. intransitively

    1. to incline one's self

      1. of the declining of the day

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κλίνω klínō, klee'-no; a primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. incline or recline (literally or figuratively):—bow (down), be far spent, lay, turn to flight, wear away.
STRONGS G2827:
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, Latininclinare 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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jeremiah
6:4
Matthew
8:20
Luke
9:12; 9:58; 24:5; 24:29
John
19:30
Hebrews
11:34

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2827 matches the Greek κλίνω (klinō),
which occurs 50 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3 - And his mother's kinsmen spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the men of Shechem; and their hearts inclined to follow Abim'elech, for they said, "He is our brother."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:30 - And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines." Then he bowed with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were in it. So the dead whom he slew at his death were more than those whom he had slain during his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:8 - And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart; and the girl's father said, "Strengthen your heart, and tarry until the day declines." So they ate, both of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:9 - And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day has waned toward evening; pray tarry all night. Behold, the day draws to its close; lodge here and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:11 - When they were near Jebus, the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, "Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jeb'usites, and spend the night in it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:42 - Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:2 - The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who slew about four thousand men on the field of battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep and oxen and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:14 - And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, "Return, both you and all your servants."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:10 - He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - When the news came to Jo'ab--for Jo'ab had supported Adoni'jah although he had not supported Ab'salom--Jo'ab fled to the tent of the LORD and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - Incline thy ear, O LORD, and hear; open thy eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennach'erib, which he has sent to mock the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - And Hezeki'ah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps; rather let the shadow go back ten steps."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:28 - and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5 - And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garments and my mantle rent, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9 - For we are bondmen; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection in Judea and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37 - Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:6 - I call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God; incline thy ear to me, hear my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:9 - He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:11 - If they plan evil against you, if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:10 - Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6 - The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:3 - How long will you set upon a man to shatter him, all of you, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:2 - In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline thy ear to me, and save me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:8 - For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, well mixed; and he will pour a draught from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:1 - A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:1 - A Prayer of David. Incline thy ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:2 - Let my prayer come before thee, incline thy ear to my cry!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 - Do not hide thy face from me in the day of my distress! Incline thy ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:11 - My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:5 - Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:2 - Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to gain!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:112

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112 - I incline my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, to the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:5 - Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains that they smoke!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:1 - The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 - The earth staggers like a drunken man, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, and will not rise again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:23 - Your tackle hangs loose; it cannot hold the mast firm in its place, or keep the sail spread out. Then prey and spoil in abundance will be divided; even the lame will take the prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4 - "Prepare war against her; up, and let us attack at noon!" "Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:22 - And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the sabbath or do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:14 - 'At the end of six years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.' But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:15 - I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land which I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:5 - But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their wickedness and burn no incense to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:12 - "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - O my God, incline thy ear and hear; open thy eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name; for we do not present our supplications before thee on the ground of our righteousness, but on the ground of thy great mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:4 - On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley; so that one half of the Mount shall withdraw northward, and the other half southward.
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