Greek

To stoop/bend down

κύπτωStrong’s G2955

kuptō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kuptō is the Greek word usually translated “having stooped down” and “having stooped”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.”

Mark 1:7 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “having stooped down” and “having stooped”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

having stooped down 1
having stooped 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Mark 1
John 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

John 8:6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

Greek dictionary

κύπτω kuptō · to stoop/bend down

κύπτω [in LXX chiefly for קָדַד ;] to bow the head, stoop down: Mrk.1:7; before κάτω, Jhn.8:6, 8 (cf. ἀνα-, παρα-, συν-κύπτω).† κατα-κύπτω, [in LXX: 4Ki.9:32 (שָׁקַף hi.)* ;] to bend down, stoop: Jhn.8:8 (κάτω κύψας, Rec., WH, mg.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.