Notes on "sat at meat"

In Luke 9:10 it uses the phrase "sat at meat". It comes from the Greek word anakeimai which means to recline while dining. Anakeimai suggests lying back against cushions while dining. It is usually a verb but in Matthew 22:10 - 11 it is used to describe one who sits at a meal or "Guest" as it is translated in the KJV.

Mathew Chapter 9 - Full Text

Mathew Chapter 22 - Full Text

 

References in Scripture

Matthew 9:10

Matthew 22:10 - 11

Matthew 9:10

10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Matthew 22:10 - 11

10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

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