γονυπετέωgonypetéō
to fall on the knee
Greek (New Testament) · G1120
Meanings
1. to fall on the knees: followed by ἔμπροσθεν, Matthew 27:29.
2. to fall down before one: with accusative, Matthew 17:14, Mark 1:40, R, text, Mark 10:17.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 17:14 At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said,
- Matthew 27:29 They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
- Mark 1:40 A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.
- Mark 10:17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.