Dictionary entry

κλισία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

** κλισία, -ας, ἡ

(< κλίνω), [in LXX: III Mac 6:31 A*;]

1. a place for reclining; hence,

(a) a hut;

(b) an easy chair;

(c) a couch.

2. a company reclining: pl., Lk 9:14 (cf. FlJ, Ant., xii, 2, 12).†