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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1119. γόνυ (gonu) -- Knee</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1119.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/17-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1119.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1119</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1118.htm" title="1118">◄</a> 1119. gonu <a href="../greek/1120.htm" title="1120">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">gonu: Knee</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γόνυ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gonu<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>GOH-noo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(gon-oo')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Knee<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the knee.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the primary Greek root word.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H3766 (כָּרַע, kara):</b> To bend the knee, to kneel.<p> - <b>H1288 (בָּרַךְ, barak):</b> To kneel, to bless.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "gonu" refers to the physical knee, a joint in the human body. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to signify submission, worship, or prayer, as bending the knee was a common posture for these acts.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, bending the knee was a sign of reverence, submission, and humility. It was customary to kneel before a king or deity, symbolizing one's acknowledgment of authority and devotion. This cultural practice is reflected in the biblical text, where kneeling is associated with prayer and worship.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the knee<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>down* (4), feet (1), knee (3), kneeling* (2), knees (3), knelt* (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1119: γόνυ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γόνυ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γονατος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), <span class="accented">the knee</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12</a>; <span class="greek2">τιθέναι</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">γόνατα</span> <span class="accented">to bend the knees, kneel down,</span> of persons supplicating: <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-41.htm">Luke 22:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-60.htm">Acts 7:60</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-36.htm">Acts 20:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/21-5.htm">Acts 21:5</a>; of (mock) worshippers, <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-19.htm">Mark 15:19</a>, so also <span class="greek2">προσπίπτειν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">γόνασι</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/5-8.htm">Luke 5:8</a> (of a suppliant in <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Or. 1332); <span class="greek2">κάμπτειν</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">γόνατα</span> <span class="accented">to bow the knee,</span> of those worshipping God or Christ: <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a>; <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-14.htm">Ephesians 3:14</a>; reflexively, <span class="greek2">γόνυ</span> <span class="greek2">καμπτει</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <span class="accented">to</span> i. e. in honor of one, <a href="/interlinear/romans/14-11.htm">Romans 14:11</a> (<a href="/interlinear/1_kings/19-18.htm">1 Kings 19:18</a>); <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ὀνόματι</span> <span class="greek2">Ἰησοῦ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10</a> (<a href="/interlinear/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23</a>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>knee<p>Of uncertain affinity; the "knee" -- knee(X -l). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γόνασι γόνασί γονασιν γόνασιν γονατα γόνατα γόνατά γονάτων γονυ γόνυ gonasin gónasin gonata gónata gónatá gonu gony góny<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/15-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τιθέντες τὰ <b>γόνατα</b> προσεκύνουν αὐτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and spitting <span class="itali">on Him, and kneeling</span> and bowing before<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bowing <span class="itali">[their] knees</span> worshipped<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bending the <span class="itali">knees</span> knelt down to him<p><b><a href="/text/luke/5-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 5:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προσέπεσεν τοῖς <b>γόνασιν</b> Ἰησοῦ λέγων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at Jesus' <span class="itali">feet,</span> saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jesus' <span class="itali">knees,</span> saying,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fell at the <span class="itali">knees</span> of Jesus saying<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:41</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὶς τὰ <b>γόνατα</b> προσηύχετο </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> throw, <span class="itali">and He knelt</span> down<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having fallen on the <span class="itali">knees</span> he prayed<p><b><a href="/text/acts/7-60.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 7:60</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τὰ <b>γόνατα</b> ἔκραξεν φωνῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> falling <span class="itali">on his knees,</span> he cried<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7-60.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover the <span class="itali">knees</span> he cried with a voice<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:40</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὶς τὰ <b>γόνατα</b> προσηύξατο καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them all <span class="itali">out and knelt</span> down<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having bowed the <span class="itali">knees</span> he prayed And<p><b><a href="/text/acts/20-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 20:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὶς τὰ <b>γόνατα</b> αὐτοῦ σὺν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> these things, <span class="itali">he knelt</span> down<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> spoken, he <span class="itali">kneeled</span> down, and prayed<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having bowed the <span class="itali">knee</span> of him with<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θέντες τὰ <b>γόνατα</b> ἐπὶ τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [we were] out of the city. <span class="itali">After kneeling</span> down<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having bowed the <span class="itali">knees</span> on the<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἔκαμψαν <b>γόνυ</b> τῇ Βάαλ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> WHO HAVE NOT BOWED <span class="itali">THE KNEE</span> TO BAAL.<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bowed <span class="itali">the knee</span> to [the image of] Baal.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not bowed <span class="itali">a knee</span> to Baal<p><b><a href="/text/romans/14-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 14:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κάμψει πᾶν <b>γόνυ</b> καὶ πᾶσα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> EVERY <span class="itali">KNEE</span> SHALL BOW<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every <span class="itali">knee</span> shall bow to me,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/14-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will bow every <span class="itali">knee</span> and every<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 3:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κάμπτω τὰ <b>γόνατά</b> μου πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I bow <span class="itali">my knees</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I bow my <span class="itali">knees</span> unto the Father<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I bow the <span class="itali">knees</span> of me to<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦ πᾶν <b>γόνυ</b> κάμψῃ ἐπουρανίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> EVERY <span class="itali">KNEE</span> WILL BOW,<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every <span class="itali">knee</span> should bow,<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jesus every <span class="itali">knee</span> should bow in heaven<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ παραλελυμένα <b>γόνατα</b> ἀνορθώσατε </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that are weak <span class="itali">and the knees</span> that are feeble,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the feeble <span class="itali">knees;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the enfeebled <span class="itali">knees</span> lift up<p><b><a href="/greek/1119.htm">Strong's Greek 1119</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1119.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gonasin_1119.htm">γόνασιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gonata_1119.htm">γόνατα — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gonu_1119.htm">γόνυ — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1118.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1118"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1118" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1120.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1120"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1120" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>