gony · knee

What it means

gony (γόνυ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “knee”.

How to say it

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

1. The leg joint; bending it is bowing before someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• knees ×5
• knee ×3
• kneeling down ×2
• he knelt down ×1
• kneeling ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• Acts×4
• Romans×2
• Ephesians×1
• Philippians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Mark 15:19

  And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him, and bending their knees, they were paying homage to him.

• Luke 5:8

  But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

• Luke 22:41

  And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and kneeling down he was praying,

• Acts 7:60

  And falling on his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And having said this, he fell asleep.

• Acts 9:40

  But Peter put all outside, and kneeling down he prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, get up.” And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.

• Acts 20:36

  And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

• Acts 21:5

  And when it happened that we had completed the days, we left and went on our way, all accompanying us, with wives and children, until we were outside the city; and kneeling on the beach and praying,

• 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,

• Hebrews 12:12

  Therefore, strengthen the drooping hands and the weakened knees,