Strong's Lexicon
G4781
G4781 — συγκάμπτω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4781 |
|---|---|
| Word: | συγκάμπτω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4862 and G2578 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sugkampto |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soong-kamp'-to |
| Meaning: | 1. to bend together 2. (figuratively) to afflict |
| KJV Renderings: | bow down |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συγκάμπτω (T WH συνκάμπτω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)): 1 aorist imperative σύγκαμψον; to bend together, to bend completely: τόν νῶτον τίνος (A. V. to bow down one’s back) i. e. metaphorically, to subject one to error and hardness of heart, a figure taken from the bowing of the back by captives compelled to pass under the yoke, Rom 11:10, from Psa 68:24 (). (Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
συγκάμπτω (bow down)
Romans 11:10
- KJV: Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see and bow down their back alway
- GK: σκοτισθήτωσαν οι οφθαλμοί αυτών του μη βλέπειν και τον νώτον αυτών διαπαντός σύγκαμψον