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Lexicon :: Strong's G1119 - gony

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γόνυ
Transliteration
gony (Key)
Pronunciation
gon-oo'
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:738,126

Strong’s Definitions

γόνυ góny, gon-oo'; of uncertain affinity; the "knee":—knee(X -l).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G1119 in the following manner: knee (7x), kneel (with G5087) (with G3588) (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G1119 in the following manner: knee (7x), kneel (with G5087) (with G3588) (5x).

  1. the knee, to kneel down

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γόνυ góny, gon-oo'; of uncertain affinity; the "knee":—knee(X -l).
STRONGS G1119:
γόνυ, γόνατος, τό, [from Homer down], the knee: Hebrews 12:12; τιθέναι τὰ γόνατα to bend the knees, kneel down, of persons supplicating: Luke 22:41; Acts 7:60; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5; of [mock] worshippers, Mark 15:19, so also προσπίπτειν τοῖς γόνασί τινος, Luke 5:8 (of a suppliant in Euripides, Or. 1332); κάμπτειν τὰ γόνατα to bow the knee, of those worshipping God or Christ: τινί, Romans 11:4; πρός τινα, Ephesians 3:14; reflexively, γόνυ κάμπτει τινί, to i. e. in honor of one, Romans 14:11 (1 Kings 19:18); ἐν ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ, Philippians 2:10 (Isaiah 45:23).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
19:18
Isaiah
45:23
Mark
15:19
Luke
5:8; 22:41
Acts
7:60; 9:40; 20:36; 21:5
Romans
11:4; 14:11
Ephesians
3:14
Philippians
2:10
Hebrews
12:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1119 matches the Greek γόνυ (gony),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:3 - And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:12 - And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35 - The Lord smite thee with an evil sore, on the knees and the legs, so that thou shalt not be able to be healed from the sole of thy foot to the crown of thy head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:21 - And Jael the wife of Chaber took [fn]a pin of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him, and fastened the pin in his temple, and it went through to the earth, and he fainted away, and [fn]darkness fell upon him and he died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - And he brought the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gedeon, Whosoever shall lap of the water with his tongue as if a dog should lap, thou shalt set him apart, and also whosoever shall bow down upon his knees to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6 - And the number of those that lapped with their hand to their mouth was three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed upon their knees to drink water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to [fn]humble him, and his strength departed from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54 - And it came to pass when Solomon had finished praying to the Lord all this prayer and supplication, that he rose up from before the altar of the Lord, after having knelt upon his knees, and his hands were spread out towards heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - And Achaab went up to eat and to drink; and Eliu went up to Carmel, and stooped to the ground, and put his face between his knees,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18 - And thou shalt leave in Israel seven thousand men, all the knees which had not bowed [fn]themselves to Baal, and every mouth which had not worshipped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - And the king [fn]sent yet again a captain and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Eliu, and entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thine eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:20 - And he carried him to his mother, and he lay upon her knees till noon, and died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - And Ju [fn]bent his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he bowed upon his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:20 - And David said to the whole congregation, Bless ye the Lord our God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and they bowed the knee and worshipped the Lord, and did obeisance to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13 - For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, and set it in the midst of the court of the sanctuary; the length of it was five cubits, and the breadth of it five cubits, and the height of it three cubits: and he stood upon it, and fell upon his knees before the whole congregation of Israel, and spread abroad his hands to heaven,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5 - And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my humiliation; and when I had rent my garments, then I trembled, and I bow myself on my knees, and spread out my hands to the Lord God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:12 - And why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:4 - and hast supported the failing with words, and hast imparted courage to feeble knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - (LXX 108:24) My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of the want of oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:3 - [fn] Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:23 - By myself [fn] I swear, righteousness shall surely proceed out of my mouth; my words shall not be frustrated; that to me every knee shall bend, and every tongue shall swear by God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12 - For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I [fn]turn toward them as a river of peace, and as a torrent bringing upon them in a flood the glory of the Gentiles: their children shall be borne upon the shoulders, and comforted on the knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:6 - Then the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 - (LXX 6:11) And when Daniel knew that the decree was ordered, he went into his house; and his windows were opened in his chambers toward Jerusalem, and three times in the day he knelt upon his knees, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he used to do before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:10 - And, behold, a hand touched me, and it raised me on my knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10 - (LXX 2:11) There is thrusting forth, and shaking, and tumult, and heart-breaking, and loosing of knees, and pangs on all loins; and the faces of all are as the blackening of a pot.
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