- ἐπικλίνω
- to incline
- 1. to put a door to : Pass., perf. part. ἐπικεκλῖμέναι σανίδες closed doors, [8th/7th c.BC]
2. to bend towards , τὰ ὦτα ἐπ. to prick the ears, [5th/4th c.BC]:—; Pass., κεραῖαι ἐπικεκλιμέναι spars inclined at an angle to the wall, [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. intr. to incline towards , πρός τι [Refs 4th c.BC]
4. Pass. to lie over against a place, c. dat., [Refs 5th c.BC]
5. in Pass., also, to lie down at table , [var. datesAnthology Palantina (ML)