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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: 1120. γονυπετέω (gonupeteó) -- To kneel down, to fall on the knees</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1120.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/1120.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> > 1120</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/1119.htm" title="1119">◄</a> 1120. gonupeteó <a href="../greek/1121.htm" title="1121">►</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">gonupeteó: To kneel down, to fall on the knees</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γονυπετέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gonupeteó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>go-noo-peh-TEH-oh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(gon-oo-pet-eh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To kneel down, to fall on the knees<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I fall on my knees before (in supplication), supplicate, entreat.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words "gónu" (knee) and "píptō" (to fall)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the act of kneeling is "ברך" (barak), which means to kneel or to bless. This term is used in contexts of worship and blessing, similar to the Greek "gonupeteó."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "gonupeteó" is used in the New Testament to describe the physical act of kneeling down, often as a gesture of reverence, supplication, or worship. It conveys a posture of humility and submission, typically in the presence of a figure of authority or divinity. This act is symbolic of one's acknowledgment of the power and majesty of God or a plea for mercy and help.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, kneeling was a common posture of prayer and supplication. It was a physical expression of humility and respect, often used in religious contexts to show devotion or to make earnest requests. In the Jewish tradition, kneeling was associated with worship and prayer, as seen in various Old Testament passages. In the Greco-Roman world, it was also a sign of respect towards rulers and deities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1119.htm">gonu</a> and <a href="/greek/4098.htm">piptó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to fall on the knees<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>falling on his knees before (2), knees before (2), knelt before (1), knelt down (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 1120: γονυπετέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γονυπετέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γονυπέτω</span>; 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">γονυπετήσας</span>; (<span class="greek2">γονυπετής</span>, and this from <span class="greek2">γόνυ</span> and <span class="greek2">ΠΑΤΩ</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">πίπτω</span>); <span class="accented">to fall on the knees,</span> the act of one imploring aid, and of one expressing reverence and honor: <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-14.htm">Matthew 17:14</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>; <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, ibid. <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> text brackets <span class="manuref">WH</span> brackets; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Mark 10:17>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 210 (197); (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 147f (129)); <span class="greek2">ἔμπροσθεν</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Heliodorus</span>; ecclesiastical writings.)<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>bow the knee, kneel down. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1119.htm">gonu</a> and the alternate of <a href="/greek/4098.htm">pipto</a>; to fall on the knee -- bow the knee, kneel down. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1119.htm">gonu</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4098.htm">pipto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γονυπετησαντες γονυπετήσαντες γονυπετησας γονυπετήσας γονυπετων γονυπετών γονυπετῶν gonupetesantes gonupetēsantes gonupetesas gonupetēsas gonupeton gonupetōn gonypetesantes gonypetēsantes gonypetḗsantes gonypetesas gonypetēsas gonypetḗsas gonypeton gonypetôn gonypetōn gonypetō̂n<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/matthew/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 17:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος <b>γονυπετῶν</b> αὐτὸν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came <span class="itali">up to Jesus, falling on his knees before</span> Him and saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a [certain] man, <span class="itali">kneeling down</span> to him,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to him a man <span class="itali">kneeling down to</span> him<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-APA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ καὶ <b>γονυπετήσαντες</b> ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in His right hand; <span class="itali">and they knelt down</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">they bowed the knee</span> before<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him and <span class="itali">having bowed the knees</span> before him<p><b><a href="/text/mark/1-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 1:40</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν καὶ <b>γονυπετῶν</b> καὶ λέγων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Jesus, beseeching <span class="itali">Him and falling on his knees before</span> Him, and saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, and <span class="itali">kneeling down</span> to him, and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him and <span class="itali">kneeling down to him</span> and saying<p><b><a href="/text/mark/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἷς καὶ <b>γονυπετήσας</b> αὐτὸν ἐπηρώτα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ran <span class="itali">up to Him and knelt before</span> Him, and asked<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> running, and <span class="itali">kneeled</span> to him, and asked<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> one and <span class="itali">having knelt down to</span> him asked<p><b><a href="/greek/1120.htm">Strong's Greek 1120</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1120.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gonupete_santes_1120.htm">γονυπετήσαντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gonupete_sas_1120.htm">γονυπετήσας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gonupeto_n_1120.htm">γονυπετῶν — 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'; 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