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κάμπτω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κάμπτω
Greek transliteration: 
kamptō
Simplified transliteration: 
kampto
Principal Parts: 
κάμψω, ἔκαμψα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2578
GK Number: 
2828
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-4
Gloss: 
to bend, bow (on a knee)
Definition: 
trans. to bend, inflect the knee, Rom. 11:4; Eph. 3:14 intrans. to bend, bow, Rom. 14:11; Phil. 2:10*

Greek-English Concordance for

Romans 11:4 But what was God’s response to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have (ekampsan | ἔκαμψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) not bowed (ekampsan | ἔκαμψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the knee to Baal.”
Romans 14:11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will (kampsei | κάμψει | fut act ind 3 sg) bow (kampsei | κάμψει | fut act ind 3 sg) to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”
Ephesians 3:14 For this reason I bow (kamptō | κάμπτω | pres act ind 1 sg) my knees before the Father,
Philippians 2:10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow (kampsē | κάμψῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), in heaven, and on earth and under the earth,