ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΗΣΑΣ, γονυπετησας
GONYPETĒSAS, gonypetēsas
Sounds Like: go-noo-pe-TAY-sas
Translations: kneeling down, falling on one's knees, having knelt down, having fallen on one's knees
From the root: ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb 'γονυπετέω', meaning 'to fall on the knees' or 'to kneel down'. It describes an action of kneeling or prostrating oneself, often as a sign of respect, supplication, or worship. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing the subject's action in relation to the main verb of the sentence. It is a compound word formed from 'γόνυ' (knee) and 'πίπτω' (to fall).
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G1120 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Mark — 10:17
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 10:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — kneeling, having knelt, falling on the knees, having fallen on the knees
- ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΩΝ — kneeling down, falling on one's knees, prostrating oneself
- ΓΩΝΕΙΣΤΩΝ — of those kneeling, of those who kneel, of those who have knelt
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