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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 - And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

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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 children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:27 - That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:8 - And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

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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, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 - David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:14 - And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:16 - And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:31 - Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

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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 Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:18 - And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping 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, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:9 - And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:23 - But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
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