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Lexicon :: Strong's G2955 - kyptō

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κύπτω
Transliteration
kyptō (Key)
Pronunciation
koop'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of κῦμα (G2949)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
16x in 6 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†κύπτω kýptō, koop'-to; probably from the base of G2949; to bend forward:—stoop (down).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2955 in the following manner: stoop (2x), stoop down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2955 in the following manner: stoop (2x), stoop down (1x).

  1. to stoop down, bend forward, to bow the head

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†κύπτω kýptō, koop'-to; probably from the base of G2949; to bend forward:—stoop (down).
STRONGS G2955:
κύπτω: 1 aorist participle κύψας; (from κυβη the head (cf. Vanicek, p. 164; especially Curtius, index under the word)); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for קָדַד; to bow the head, bend forward, stoop down: Mark 1:7; with κάτω added (Aristophanes vesp. 279), John 8:6, 8. (Compare: ἀνακύπτω, παρακύπτω, συγκύπτω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
1:7
John
8:6; 8:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2955 matches the Greek κύπτω (kyptō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:28 - They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:27 - you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:8 - And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31 - Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 - Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:14 - He said to her, “What is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid homage.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:16 - Bathsheba bowed and paid homage to the king, and the king said, “What do you desire?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:31 - Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:18 - Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:6 - And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:9 - So man is humbled,
and each one is brought low—
do not forgive them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
then they fall down and worship!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:23 - and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
who have said to you,
‘Bow down, that we may pass over’;
and you have made your back like the ground
and like the street for them to pass over.”
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