ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ, γονυπετησαντες
GONYPETĒSANTES, gonypetēsantes
Sounds Like: go-noo-pe-TAY-san-tes
Translations: kneeling, having knelt, falling on the knees, having fallen on the knees
From the root: ΓΟΝΥΠΕΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, meaning 'having knelt' or 'having fallen on the knees'. It describes an action of kneeling down, often in supplication, worship, or homage. It is formed from the words for 'knee' (gonu) and 'to fall' (piptō).
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G1120 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Matthew — 27:29
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 27:29
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.
- 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
- ΓΩΝΕΙΣΤΩΝ — of those kneeling, of those who kneel, of those who have knelt
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