κάμπτω

kamptōto bend/bowHow to read Greek
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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:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Romans 11:4ἔκαμψαν · bowed
    And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
  2. Romans 14:11κάμψει · will bow
    It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
  3. Ephesians 3:14κάμπτω · I bow
    …... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
  4. Philippians 2:10κάμψῃ · should bow
    …that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,