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GreekG2955Verb

κύπτω

kuptō

2Occurrences
G2955Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to bend forward

probably from the base of G2949 (κῦμα);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to bow the head, stoop down.† κατα-κύπτω, [in LXX: 4 (*שָׁקַף hi.) ;] to bend down, stoop: (κάτω κύψας, Rec., WH, mg.).
LXX: chiefly for קָדַד

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κύπτω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

John 8:6BSB

They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.

Mark 1:7BSB

And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.