Table (at the) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Table (at the)

[ 1,,G345, anakeimai ]
to recline at a meal table," is rendered "sat at the table" in John 12:2, AV, RV, "sat at meat" (some texts have sunanakeimai); "sat," of course does not express the actual attitude; in John 13:23, RV, "at the table reclining;" AV, "leaning;" in John 13:28, "at the table" (AV and RV), lit., "of (those) reclining."

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words