ἀναπεσεῖν.  [3 verses](verb aor inf act) "Sit down" is anapipto, which means to "fall back", "give ground", "lifeless", of style, of a plan "to be given up",  and "recline" at meals. -- The active verb translated as "sit down" means to "fall back", "give ground", "lifeless", of style, of a plan "to be given up",  and "recline" at meals. It is a play on words,  meaning both "recline" at the mean and "retreat".