A knee
γόνυStrong’s G1119gonu
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gonu is the Greek word usually translated “knees”, “knee” and “on knees”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “knees”, “knee” and “on knees”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- knees 7
- knee 4
- on knees 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Luke 2
- Romans 2
- Mark 1
- Ephesians 1
- Philippians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Luke 22:41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
- Acts 7:60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
- Acts 20:36And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
- Acts 21:5And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
Greek dictionary
γόνυ gonu · a knee
γόνυ, -ατος, τό, [in LXX chiefly for בֶּרֶךְ ;] the knee: Heb.12:12; of a suppliant, προσπίπτειν τοῖς γ., Luk.5:8; so also τιθέναι τὰ γ., to kneel: Luk.22:41, Act.7:60 9:40 20:36 21:5; in mockery, Mrk.15:19; κάμπτειν τὰ γ., to bend the knee: Rom.11:4 (LXX) 14:11 (LXX), Eph.3:14, Php.2:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “knee” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KNEE, noun
nee. [Latin genu.]
- In anatomy, the articulation of the thigh and leg bones.
- In ship-building, a piece of timber somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent, having two branches or arms, and used to connect the beams of a ship with her sides or timbers.
All definitions and other forms of “knee”
KNEE, verb transitive
nee. To supplicate by kneeling. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.