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Lexicon :: Strong's G2578 - kamptō

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κάμπτω
Transliteration
kamptō (Key)
Pronunciation
kamp'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:594,413

Strong’s Definitions

κάμπτω kámptō, kamp'-to; apparently a primary verb; to bend:—bow.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2578 in the following manner: bow (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2578 in the following manner: bow (4x).
  1. to bend, bow, the knee (the knees)

    1. to one

      1. in honour of one

      2. in religious veneration

    2. used of worshippers

  2. to bow one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κάμπτω kámptō, kamp'-to; apparently a primary verb; to bend:—bow.
STRONGS G2578:
κάμπτω; future καμψω; 1 aorist ἐκαμψα;
a. to bend, bow: τό γόνυ (and τά γούνατα), the knee (the knees), used by Homer of those taking a seat or sitting down to rest (Iliad 7, 118; 19, 72); in Biblical Greek with the dative of person to one i. e. in honor of one, in religious veneration; used of worshippers: Romans 11:4 and 1 Kings 19:18 (where for כָּרַע followed by לְ); πρός τινα, toward (unto) one, Ephesians 3:14.
b. reflexively, to bow oneself: κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ ἐμοί, shall bow to me (in honor), i. e. everyone shall worship me, Romans 14:11 (from Isaiah 45:23); ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ, in devout recognition of the name (of κύριος) which Jesus received from God, Philippians 2:10 (cf. Winers Grammar, 390 (365); Lightfoot, Meyer, in the place cited; also ὄνομα, especially sub at the end. Compare: ἀνακάμπτω, συγκάμπτω).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
19:18
Isaiah
45:23
Romans
11:4; 14:11
Ephesians
3:14
Philippians
2:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2578 matches the Greek κάμπτω (kamptō),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:27 -

He collapsed, he fell, he lay down between her feet;

he collapsed, he fell between her feet;

where he collapsed, there he fell ​— ​dead.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 -

So he brought the troops down to the water, and the LORD said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6 -

The number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men, and all the rest of the troops knelt to drink water.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:40 -

You have clothed me with strength for battle;

you subdue my adversaries beneath me.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 -

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, “Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 -

Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow went through his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:20 -

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors. They knelt low and paid homage to the LORD and the king.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:29 -

When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:13 -

God does not hold back his anger;

Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath him!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:23 -

“By myself I have sworn;

truth has gone from my mouth,

a word that will not be revoked:

Every knee will bow to me,

every tongue will swear allegiance.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 -

“Will the fast I choose be like this:

A day for a person to deny himself,

to bow his head like a reed,

and to spread out sackcloth and ashes?

Will you call this a fast

and a day acceptable to the LORD?

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 -

When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upstairs room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

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