What does γόνυ (góny) mean in the Bible?
γόνυ (góny) is a Greek word meaning "the "knee"".
Greek · G1119
γόνυ
The "knee"
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γόνυ G1119
Pronunciation góny
What does γόνυ (góny) mean in the Bible?
γόνυ (góny) is a Greek word meaning "the "knee"".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1119?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), knees (4), knee (2), [the] knee (1).
Where does γόνυ (góny) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (2), Romans (2), Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 5× Mark 15:19, Luke 22:41, Acts 9:40, Acts 20:36
knees 4× Luke 5:8, Acts 7:60, Ephesians 3:14, Hebrews 12:12
knee 2× Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10
[the] knee 1× Romans 11:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 15:19 γόνατα to . . . Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Luke 5:8 γόνασιν to knees Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Luke 22:41 γόνατα to . . . Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 7:60 γόνατα to knees Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 9:40 γόνατα to . . . Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 20:36 γόνατα to . . . Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 21:5 γόνατα to . . . Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Romans 11:4 γόνυ to [the] knee Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Romans 14:11 γόνυ to knee Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Ephesians 3:14 γόνατά to knees Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:19
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 7
Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 4 Romans 2 Ephesians 1 Philippians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
γόνατα 7x gonata Mark 15:19, Luke 22:41, Acts 7:60, Acts 9:40
γόνυ 3x gony Romans 11:4, Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10
γόνασιν 1x gonasin Luke 5:8
γόνατά 1x gonata Ephesians 3:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 8x Mark 15:19, Luke 22:41, Acts 7:60, Acts 9:40
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Romans 11:4
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural 1x Luke 5:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the "knee"
Strong's G1119
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 4 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
the "knee"
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
the knee: Heb.12:12; of a suppliant, προσπίπτειν τοῖς γ., Luk.5:8; so also τιθέναι τὰ γ., to kneel: Luk.22:41, Act.7:60 9:40 20:36 21:5; in mockery, Mrk.15:19; κάμπτειν τὰ γ., to bend the knee: Rom.11:4 (LXX) 14:11 (LXX), Eph.3:14, Php.2:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:19 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα gonata
a knee
Read verse Luke 5:8 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
γόνασι gonasin
a knee
Read verse Luke 22:41 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα gonata
a knee
Read verse Acts 7:60 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα, gonata
a knee
Read verse Acts 9:40 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα gonata
a knee
Read verse Acts 20:36 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα gonata
a knee
Read verse Acts 21:5 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα gonata
a knee
Read verse Romans 11:4 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
γόνυ gonu
a knee
Read verse Romans 14:11 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
γόνυ, gonu
a knee
Read verse Ephesians 3:14 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατά gonata
a knee
Read verse Philippians 2:10 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
γόνυ gonu
a knee
Read verse Hebrews 12:12 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γόνατα gonata
a knee
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Accusative (9) Number pattern Plural (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 14:11 · Phil 2:10 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Luke 5:8 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Mark 15:19 · Luke 22:41 · Acts 7:60 · Acts 9:40 · Acts 20:36 · Acts 21:5 · Eph 3:14 · Heb 12:12 8×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Rom 11:4 1×
Word Origins
γόνυ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain