Strong's Lexicon
G1120 — γονυπετέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1120 |
|---|---|
| Word: | γονυπετέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1119 and the alternate of G4098 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | gonupeteo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gon-oo-pet-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to fall on the knee |
| KJV Renderings: | bow the knee, kneel down |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
γονυπετέω, γονυπέτω; 1 aorist participle γονυπετήσας; (γονυπετής, and this from γόνυ and ΠΑΤΩ equivalent to πίπτω); to fall on the knees, the act of one imploring aid, and of one expressing reverence and honor: τίνι, Mat 17:14 Rec.; τινα, ibid. G L T Tr WH; Mar 1:40 R G Tr text brackets WH brackets; ; cf. Winers Grammar, 210 (197); (Buttmann, 147f (129)); ἔμπροσθεν τίνος, Mat 27:29. (Polybius, Heliodorus; ecclesiastical writings.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
γονυπετέω (bow the knee)
Matthew 17:14
- KJV: And when they were come to the multitude there came to him a man kneeling down to him and saying
- GK: και ελθόντων αυτών προς τον όχλον προσήλθεν αυτώ άνθρωπος γονυπετών αυτώ και λέγων
Matthew 27:29
- KJV: And when they had platted a crown of thorns they put upon his head and a reed in his right hand and they bowed the knee before him and mocked him saying Hail King of the Jews
- GK: και πλέξαντες στέφανον εξ ακανθών επέθηκαν επί την κεφαλήν αυτού και κάλαμον επί την δεξιάν αυτού και γονυπετήσαντες έμπροσθεν αυτού ενέπαιζον αυτώ λέγοντες χαίρε ο βασιλεύς των Ιουδαίων
Mark 1:40
- KJV: And there came a leper to him beseeching him and kneeling down to him and saying unto him If thou wilt thou canst make me clean
- GK: και έρχεται προς αυτόν λεπρός παρακαλών αυτόν και γονυπετών αυτόν και λέγων αυτώ ότι εάν θέλης δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι
Mark 10:17
- KJV: And when he was gone forth into the way there came one running and kneeled to him and asked him Good Master what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life
- GK: και εκπορευομένου αυτού εις οδόν προσδραμών εις και γονυπετήσας αυτόν επηρώτα αυτόν διδάσκαλε αγαθέ τι ποιήσω ίνα ζωήν αιώνιον κληρονομήσω