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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: 2955. κύπτω (kuptó) -- To bend forward, stoop down</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2955.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/romans/4-2.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/2955.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> > 2955</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/2954.htm" title="2954">◄</a> 2955. kuptó <a href="../greek/2956.htm" title="2956">►</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">kuptó: To bend forward, stoop down</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κυπτό</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kuptó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>koop-to'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(koop'-to)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To bend forward, stoop down<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I bend, stoop down, bow the head.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kuptó," the concept of bowing or stooping can be related to Hebrew words like "שָׁחָה" (shachah - Strong's H7812), which means to bow down or prostrate oneself.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "kuptó" primarily means to bend forward or stoop down. It is often used in the context of physically bending the body, typically to look at something more closely or to perform an action that requires a lower posture. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe humility or submission.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the act of stooping or bending down was often associated with humility, servitude, or attentiveness. In the context of the New Testament, stooping down could symbolize a humble approach to God or a readiness to serve others. The physical act of bending down was also a common posture for examining something closely, such as reading or inspecting an object.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>probably from a prim. root kuph-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to stoop down<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stoop down (1), stooped (1).<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 2955: κύπτω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κύπτω</span></span>: 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">κύψας</span>; (from <span class="greek2">κυβη</span> the head (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 164; especially <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, index under the word)); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">קָדַד</span>; <span class="accented">to bow the head, bend forward, stoop down</span>: <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-7.htm">Mark 1:7</a>; with <span class="greek2">κάτω</span> added (<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> vesp. 279), <a href="/interlinear/john/8-6.htm">John 8:6, 8</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἀνακύπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">παρακύπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">συγκύπτω</span>.)<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>stoop down. <p>Probably from the base of <a href="/greek/2949.htm">kuma</a>; to bend forward -- stoop (down). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2949.htm">kuma</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έκυψαν έκυψε έκυψεν κατακυψας κατακύψας κυρεία κυρείαν κυρίας κύψαντες κυψας κύψας κύψει κύψον katakupsas katakypsas katakýpsas kupsas kypsas kýpsas<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/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς <b>κύψας</b> λῦσαι τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> not fit <span class="itali">to stoop down</span> and untie<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not worthy <span class="itali">to stoop down</span> and unloose.<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I am fit <span class="itali">having stooped down</span> to untie the<p><b><a href="/text/john/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 8:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦς κάτω <b>κύψας</b> τῷ δακτύλῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him. But Jesus <span class="itali">stooped</span> down<br><a href="/kjvs/john/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jesus <span class="itali">stooped</span> down,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus down <span class="itali">having stooped</span> with [his] finger<p><b><a href="/text/john/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 8:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πάλιν <b>κατακύψας</b> ἔγραφεν εἰς</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And again <span class="itali">he stooped</span> down, and wrote<br><a href="/interlinear/john/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And again <span class="itali">having stooped down</span> he wrote on<p><b><a href="/greek/2955.htm">Strong's Greek 2955</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2955.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katakupsas_2955.htm">κατακύψας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kupsas_2955.htm">κύψας — 2 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/2954.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2954"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2954" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2956.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2956"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2956" /></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>