Κατακλίνατε [2 verses](verb 2nd pl aor imperat act) "Make sit down" is kataklino, which means "to lay down", "cause to incline", "bend downwards", "lay prostrate", and with dative, "overthrow",  " to be set under", and  "made subject to." -- The verb translated as "make sit down" means "to lay down", "cause to incline", "bend downwards", "lay prostrate", and with dative, "overthrow",  " to be set under", and  "made subject to." It is not a common word for Jesus to use to mean "sit", but it refers specifically sitting down for a meal.