What does γονυπετέω (gonypetéō) mean in the Bible?
γονυπετέω (gonypetéō): Kneeling posture expressing submission, deference, or urgent supplication before another person.
Greek · G1120
γονυπετέω
To fall on the knee
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γονυπετέωG1120
Pronunciationgonypetéō
What does γονυπετέω (gonypetéō) mean in the Bible?
γονυπετέω (gonypetéō): Kneeling posture expressing submission, deference, or urgent supplication before another person.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1120?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] knelt before (1), knelt before (1), knelt down (1), on his knees (1).
Where does γονυπετέω (gonypetéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 17:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2).
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[and] knelt before1×Matthew 17:14
knelt before1×Mark 10:17
knelt down1×Matthew 27:29
on his knees1×Mark 1:40
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 17:14γονυπετῶνto[and] knelt beforeVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 27:29γονυπετήσαντεςtoknelt downVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 1:40γονυπετῶνtoon his kneesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 10:17γονυπετήσαςtoknelt beforeVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 17:14
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Matthew2Mark2
Source forms
γονυπετῶν2xgonypetōnMatthew 17:14, Mark 1:40
γονυπετήσαντες1xgonypetēsantesMatthew 27:29
γονυπετήσας1xgonypetēsasMark 10:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 17:14, Mark 1:40
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMatthew 27:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMark 10:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Kneeling posture expressing submission, deference, or urgent supplication before another person.
Strong'sG1120
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to fall on the knee
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 17:14Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
γονυπετῶνgonupetwn
I fall on my knees before, supplicate, entreat
Read verseMatthew 27:29Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
γονυπετήσαντεςgonupethsantev
I fall on my knees before, supplicate, entreat
Read verseMark 1:40Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
γονυπετῶνgonupetwn
I fall on my knees before, supplicate, entreat
Read verseMark 10:17Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
γονυπετήσαςgonupethsav
I fall on my knees before, supplicate, entreat
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms4TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality4×
Present ActiveMatt 17:14 · Mark 1:402×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:29 · Mark 10:172×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist2
Voice
active4
Mood
participle4
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γονυπετέω is built from these roots: