Definition
κάμπτω
[in LXX chiefly for כָּרַע, 4Ki.1.13, 2 Chronicles 29:29, Isaiah 45:24 (23), al. ;]
to bend, bow: with accusative of thing(s), γόνυ, τὰ γ.; with dative of person(s), τῇ Βάαλ, Romans 11:4 (LXX); πρὸς τ. πατέρα, Ephesians 3:14; by meton., πᾶν γόνυ for πᾶς, Romans 14:11 (LXX) Philippians 2:10 (cf. ἀνα-, συν-κάμπτω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κάμπτω:
- כָּרַעka.ra“to bow”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Romans 11:4ἔκαμψαν · bowedAnd what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
- Romans 14:11κάμψει · will bowIt is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
- Ephesians 3:14κάμπτω · I bow…... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
- Philippians 2:10κάμψῃ · should bow…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,