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κύπτω

kuptōto stoop/bend downHow to read Greek
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Definition

κύπτω

[in LXX chiefly for קָדַד ;]

to bow the head, stoop down: Mark 1:7; before κάτω, John 8:6, 8 (cf. ἀνα-, παρα-, συν-κύπτω).

κατα-κύπτω,

[in LXX: 2 Kings 9:32 (שָׁקַף hi.)* ;]

to bend down, stoop: John 8:8 (κάτω κύψας, Rec., WH, mg.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κύπτω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Mark 1:7κύψας · to stoop down
    And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
  2. John 8:6κύψας · bent
    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
  3. John 8:8κάτω¦κύψας · He bent down
    And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.