Gloss
to bend, bow (on a knee)
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
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 κάμπτω
| 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, |
