ΓΩΝΕΙΣΤΩΝ, γωνειστων
GŌNEISTŌN, gōneistōn
Sounds Like: go-ny-pee-STOHN
Translations: of those kneeling, of those who kneel, of those who have knelt
From the root: ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a genitive plural masculine participle derived from the verb 'γονυπετέω' (gonypeteo), meaning 'to fall on the knees' or 'to kneel down'. It describes a group of people who are in the act of kneeling or have knelt. It is used to indicate possession or relationship, often translated with 'of' or 'belonging to'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine, Aorist, Active
Strong’s number: G1120 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 6:161
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
- ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΗΣΑΣ — kneeling down, falling on one's knees, having knelt down, having fallen on one's knees
- ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΩΝ — kneeling down, falling on one's knees, prostrating oneself
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