Gonu γόνυ

Gonu (Greek γόνυ, Strong's G1119) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “a knee”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Gonu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

• Mark 15:19
  And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

Luke

• Luke 5:8
  When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
• Luke 22:41
  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,

Acts

• Acts 7:60
  And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Acts 9:40
  But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
• Acts 20:36
  And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
• Acts 21:5
  And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

Romans

• Romans 11:4
  But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
• Romans 14:11
  For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

Ephesians

• Ephesians 3:14
  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Philippians

• Philippians 2:10
  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Hebrews

• Hebrews 12:12
  Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).