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gonupeteō G1120

γονυπετέω (gonupeteō) means “to kneel” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

γονυπετέω Greek · G1120 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

Pronunciation guide: gon-oo-pet-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1120

γονυπετέω · gonupeteō · to kneel

γονυπετέω, -ῶ) (γόνυ, πίπτω); 1. to fall on the knees: before ἔμπροσθεν, Mat.27:29. 2. to fall down before one: with accusative, Mat.17:14, Mrk.1:40, R, txt., 10:17. † (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I fall on my knees before (in supplication), supplicate, entreat.

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How translators render G1120

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and knelt before 1
knelt before 1
knelt down 1
on his knees 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
kneeling down 2
kneeled 1
they bowed the knee 1

Verses containing G1120

Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 17:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.

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  2. Matthew 27:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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  3. Mark 1:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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  4. Mark 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Sources and text

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