γονυπετέω
gonypeteō · kneel
Greek word · Strong’s number G1120 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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gonypeteō (γονυπετέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “kneel”.
Before someone.
How to say it
go·ny·pe·te·ō
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
- Go down on one's knees before someone.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- kneeling ×3
- knelt before ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 17:14
And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, kneeling before him
- Matthew 27:29
And after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Mark 1:40
And a man with leprosy comes to him, begging him and kneeling, and saying to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- Mark 10:17
And as he was going out on the way, a man ran up and knelt before him and was asking him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”