κάμπτω
kamptō · bend, bow
Greek word · Strong’s number G2578 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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kamptō (κάμπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bend, bow”.
Especially the knee in worship.
How to say it
kamp·tō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To put the knee to the ground before someone to honor them.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- I bend ×1
- bowed ×1
- should bow ×1
- will bow ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 11:4
But what does the divine answer say to him? I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
- Romans 14:11
For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess to God.
- Ephesians 3:14
For this reason I bend my knees before the Father,
- Philippians 2:10
so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,