Kuptō κύπτω
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| κύπτω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kuptō |
| Strong's number | G2955 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to stoop/bend down |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Kuptō (Greek κύπτω, Strong's G2955) is a Greek verb meaning “to stoop/bend down”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κύπτω
[in LXX chiefly for קָדַד ;]
to bow the head, stoop down: Mrk.1:7; before κάτω, Jhn.8:6, 8 (cf. ἀνα-, παρα-, συν-κύπτω).†
κατα-κύπτω,
[in LXX: 4Ki.9:32 (שָׁקַף hi.)* ;]
to bend down, stoop: Jhn.8:8 (κάτω κύψας, Rec., WH, mg.).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for קָדַד ;]
to bow the head, stoop down: Mrk.1:7; before κάτω, Jhn.8:6, 8 (cf. ἀνα-, παρα-, συν-κύπτω).†
κατα-κύπτω,
[in LXX: 4Ki.9:32 (שָׁקַף hi.)* ;]
to bend down, stoop: Jhn.8:8 (κάτω κύψας, Rec., WH, mg.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stooped (2), down (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | stoop down (1), bent (1), he bent down (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kuptō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 1:7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
John
- John 8:6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
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).