Quick Definition
γονυπετέω v. I fall on my knees before, supplicate, entreat
Strong's Definition
from a compound of 1119 and the alternate of 4098; to fall on the knee
KJV Usage: bow the knee, kneel down
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | γόνυ + πίπτω
17.19 · Stances and Events Related to Stances · Kneel
to kneel down, to kneel to kneel down before, with the implication of an act of reverence or of supplication In a number of cultures, kneeling does not imply either reverence or an act of supplication. In some instances translators have used a functional substitute involving a similar type of stance, namely, ‘to bow low before,’ but it may be necessary to use a more or less literal description of ‘kneeling before’ and then to place in a marginal note an indication of the implications of such an act.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
γονυπετέω, -@; 1 aor. ptep. γονυπετήσας; (γονυπετής, and this fr. γόνυ and ΠΕΤῺ i. q. πίπτω) ; to fall on the knees, the act of one imploring aid, and of one expressing reverence and honor: τινί, Mt. xvii. 14 Ree.; τινά, ibid.G L T Tr WI; Mk. i.40 RG Tr txt. br. WH br.; x. 17; ef. W. 210 (197); [B. 147 sq. (129)]; ἔμπροσθέν twos, Mt. xxvii. 29. (Polyb., Heliod.; eccl. writ.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
γονυπετέω gonypeteō 4x
to fall upon one’s knees, to kneel before, Mt. 17:14; 27:29; Mk. 1:40; 10:17*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† γονυπετέω, -ῶ (< γόνυ, πίπτω);
to fall on the knees: seq. ἔμπροσθεν, Mt 27:29.
to fall down before one: c. acc., Mt 17:14, Mk 1:40, R, txt., 10:17.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
γονυπετέω (gonupeteō) — to kneel. γονῠ-πετέω, fall on the knee, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
2. fall down before one, τινά [NT+1st c.AD+]