Lexical Summary gonypeteō: to fall on the knees Original Word: γονυπετέωTransliteration: gonypeteō Phonetic Spelling: (gon-oo-pet-eh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to fall on the knees Meaning: to fall on the knees Strong's Concordance bow the knee, kneel down. From a compound of gonu and the alternate of pipto; to fall on the knee -- bow the knee, kneel down. see GREEK gonu see GREEK pipto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1120: γονυπετέωγονυπετέω, γονυπέτω; 1 aorist participle γονυπετήσας; (γονυπετής, and this from γόνυ and ΠΑΤΩ equivalent to πίπτω); to fall on the knees, the act of one imploring aid, and of one expressing reverence and honor: τίνι, Matthew 17:14 Rec.; τινα, ibid. G L T Tr WH; Mark 1:40 R G Tr text brackets WH brackets; |
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