Kamptō κάμπτω
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| κάμπτω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kamptō |
| Strong's number | G2578 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to bend/bow |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Kamptō (Greek κάμπτω, Strong's G2578) is a Greek verb meaning “to bend/bow”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κάμπτω
[in LXX chiefly for כָּרַע, 4Ki.1:13, 2Ch.29:29, Isa.45:24 (23), al. ;]
to bend, bow: with accusative of thing(s), γόνυ, τὰ γ.; with dative of person(s), τῇ Βάαλ, Rom.11:4 (LXX); πρὸς τ. πατέρα, Eph.3:14; by meton., πᾶν γόνυ for πᾶς, Rom.14:11 (LXX) Php.2:10 (cf. ἀνα-, συν-κάμπτω).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for כָּרַע, 4Ki.1:13, 2Ch.29:29, Isa.45:24 (23), al. ;]
to bend, bow: with accusative of thing(s), γόνυ, τὰ γ.; with dative of person(s), τῇ Βάαλ, Rom.11:4 (LXX); πρὸς τ. πατέρα, Eph.3:14; by meton., πᾶν γόνυ for πᾶς, Rom.14:11 (LXX) Php.2:10 (cf. ἀνα-, συν-κάμπτω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bow (3), have (1), bowed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bowed (1), will bow (1), i bow (1), should bow (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kamptō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 11:4But 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 14:11For 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 3:14For 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 2:10That 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,
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).