verb
kamptamō
Greekκάμπτω (kamptō)
Strong’sG2578
I bend, bow
stem kampt-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κάμπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for כּרע, IV Ki 1:13, II Ch 29:29, Is 45:24(23), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2578 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkamp'-to
to bend
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesbow.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kamptamōκάμπτω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | bow | 1× |
| kamptatiκάμψει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | bow | 1× |
| kamptalaἔκαμψαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | bowed | 1× |
| kamptateiaκάμψῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | bow | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kamptamō1×κάμπτω | kamptame | kamptami | kamptama | kamptamē | kamptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kamptasō | kamptase | kamptasi | kamptasa | kamptasē | kamptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamptatō | kamptate | kamptati1×κάμψει | kamptata | kamptatē | kamptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kamptanō | kamptane | kamptani | kamptana | kamptanē | kamptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamptavō | kamptave | kamptavi | kamptava | kamptavē | kamptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kamptalō | kamptale | kamptali | kamptala1×ἔκαμψαν | kamptalē | kamptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kamptameiō | kamptameia | kamptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kamptaseiō | kamptaseia | kamptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamptateiō | kamptateia1×κάμψῃ | kamptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kamptaneiō | kamptaneia | kamptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamptaveiō | kamptaveia | kamptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kamptaleiō | kamptaleia | kamptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kamptasōr | kamptasar | kamptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamptatōr | kamptatar | kamptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamptavōr | kamptavar | kamptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kamptalōr | kamptalar | kamptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kamptamoiō | kamptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kamptasoiō | kamptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamptatoiō | kamptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kamptanoiō | kamptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamptavoiō | kamptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kamptaloiō | kamptaloia |
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 | kamptarō | kamptari | kamptara | kamptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kamptarōtos | kamptaritos | kamptaratos | kamptarētos |
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
kampt 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
kamptamō“bow”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Ephesians 3:14“bow”Houteu charin kamptamō teim gonueim mu pros ton patēron,... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
kamptati“bow”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 14:11“bow”grafitē gar; Zōamō mis, legatō kurios, hoti mi kamptati pantem gonuem, kai pantas glōssas exomologeti to theo.It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
kamptala“bowed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 11:4“bowed”alla tinem legatō auto tos chrēmatismos? Kataleipama miauto heptakischilioi anēroin, hotinois ouk kamptala gonuem ta Baal.And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
kamptateia“bow”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 2:10“bow”hina en te onome Iēsu pantem gonuem kamptateia epouranoiu kai epigeioiu kai katachthonioiu,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,