To kneel
γονυπετέωStrong’s G1120gonupeteō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gonupeteō is the Greek word usually translated “kneeling down”, “having bowed the knees” and “having knelt down to”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,”
Meaning
Usually translated “kneeling down”, “having bowed the knees” and “having knelt down to”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- kneeling down 2
- having bowed the knees 1
- he having knelt down to 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it 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!
- Mark 1:40And 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.
- Mark 10:17And 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?
Greek dictionary
γονυπετέω gonupeteō · to kneel
γονυπετέω, -ῶ) (γόνυ, πίπτω); 1. to fall on the knees: before ἔμπροσθεν, Mat.27:29. 2. to fall down before one: with accusative, Mat.17:14, Mrk.1:40, R, txt., 10:17. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kneel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KNEEL, verb intransitive
neel. To bend the knee; to fall on the knees; sometimes with down.
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.