GreekG2578Verb
κάμπτω
kamptō
“to bend/bow”
4Occurrences
G2578Strong's #
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to bend
apparently a primary verb;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to bend, bow: with accusative of thing(s), γόνυ, τὰ γ.; πρὸς πατέρα; by meton., *πᾶν γόνυ *for πᾶς, (LXX) .
LXX: chiefly for כָּרַע, 4, (23)
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
κάμπτω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Romans
2
Ephesians
1
Philippians
1
Key Passages
Ephesians 3:14BSB
... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Philippians 2:10BSB
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Romans 11:4BSB
And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
Romans 14:11BSB
It is written:“As surely as I live,says the Lord,every knee will bow before Me;every tongue will confess to God.”
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