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κάμπτω

kamptō · bend, bow

Greek word · Strong’s number G2578 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

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

  1. 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,