verb
gonupetamō
Greekγονυπετέω (gonupeteō)
Strong’sG1120
I fall on my knees before, supplicate, entreat
stem gonupet-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† γονυπετέω, -ῶ (< γόνυ, πίπτω);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1120 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| gonupetarōtosγονυπετῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | kneeling down | 2× |
| gonupetaratosγονυπετήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | knelt before | 1× |
| gonupetaratoisγονυπετήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | knelt | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gonupetamō | gonupetame | gonupetami | gonupetama | gonupetamē | gonupetamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | gonupetasō | gonupetase | gonupetasi | gonupetasa | gonupetasē | gonupetaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonupetatō | gonupetate | gonupetati | gonupetata | gonupetatē | gonupetatelē |
| we 1st person plural | gonupetanō | gonupetane | gonupetani | gonupetana | gonupetanē | gonupetanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonupetavō | gonupetave | gonupetavi | gonupetava | gonupetavē | gonupetavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | gonupetalō | gonupetale | gonupetali | gonupetala | gonupetalē | gonupetalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gonupetameiō | gonupetameia | gonupetameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | gonupetaseiō | gonupetaseia | gonupetaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonupetateiō | gonupetateia | gonupetateiē |
| we 1st person plural | gonupetaneiō | gonupetaneia | gonupetaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonupetaveiō | gonupetaveia | gonupetaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | gonupetaleiō | gonupetaleia | gonupetaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | gonupetasōr | gonupetasar | gonupetasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonupetatōr | gonupetatar | gonupetatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonupetavōr | gonupetavar | gonupetavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | gonupetalōr | gonupetalar | gonupetalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gonupetamoiō | gonupetamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | gonupetasoiō | gonupetasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonupetatoiō | gonupetatoia |
| we 1st person plural | gonupetanoiō | gonupetanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonupetavoiō | gonupetavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | gonupetaloiō | gonupetaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | gonupetarō | gonupetari | gonupetara | gonupetarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | gonupetarōtos2×γονυπετῶν | gonupetaritos | gonupetaratos2×γονυπετήσας | gonupetarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
gonupet is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
gonupetarōtos“kneeling down”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 17:14“kneeling down”Kai ercharatoiu pros ton ochlon proserchata auto anthrōpos gonupetarōtos autonWhen they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
Mark 1:40“kneeling down”Kai erchetō pros auton lepros parakalarōtos auton kai gonupetarōtos legarōtos auto hoti Ean thelaseiō dunesō min katharizara.Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
gonupetaratos“knelt before”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 10:17“knelt before”Kai ekporeuerōtou autou eis hodan prostrecharatos henos kai gonupetaratos auton eperōtate auton; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiameia hina zōan aiōnian klēronomameia?As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
gonupetaratois“knelt”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 27:29“knelt”kai plekaratois stefanon ek akanthaiu epitithala epi tau kefalau autou kai kalamon en ta dexa autou, kai gonupetaratois emprosthen autou empaizala auto legarōtois; Chairasōr, basilevor toiu Ioudaioiu,And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”