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Strong's #1120 - γονυπετέω
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- to fall on the knees, the act of imploring aid, and of expressing reverence and honour
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γονυπετεìω
γονῠ-πετέω,
1. fall on the knee, Plb. 15.29.9, etc.
2. fall down before one, τινά Matthew 17:14, cf. Mark 1:40 : abs., Corn. ND 12.
γονυπετέω, γονυπέτω; 1 aorist participle γονυπετήσας; (γονυπετής, and this from γόνυ and ΠΑΤΩ equivalent to πίπτω); to fall on the knees, the act of one imploring aid, and of one expressing reverence and honor: τίνι, Matthew 17:14 Rec.; τινα, ibid. G L T Tr WH; Mark 1:40 R G Tr text brackets WH brackets;
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*† γονυπετέω , -ῶ
(<γόνυ , πίπτω );
1. to fall on the knees: seq. ἔμπροσθεν , Matthew 27:29.
2. to fall down before one: c. acc, Matthew 17:14, Mark 1:40, R, txt., Mark 10:17.†
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