verb
kamptamō
Strong’sG2578
I bend, bow
stem kampt-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future κάμψω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἔκαμψα Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, future καμφθήσομαι Refs 1st c.AD+: aorist ἐκάμφθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect infinitive κεκάμφθαι Refs 5th c.BC+, participle κεκαμμένος Refs 5th c.BC+. (Cogn. with Lithuanian ka[mtilde]p-as 'corner', ku[mtilde]p-as 'curved', and probably Latin campus):—bend, curve, ὄφρα ἴτυν κάμψῃ that he may bend it into a chariot-rail, Refs 8th c.BC+. bend the knee so as to sit down and rest, φημί μιν ἀσπασίως γόνυ κάμψειν Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐ κάμπτων γόνυ, i.e. never resting, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἄσμενός τἂν.. κάμψειεν γόνυRefs 5th c.BC+; then κάμπτειν alone, sit down, rest,Refs 5th c.BC+; also γόνυ κ. bend the knee in worship, LXX:—passive, bend oneself, opposed to ἐκτείνεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ κεκαμμένη (i.e. γραμμή) a bent line, Refs 4th c.BC+
II turn or guide a horse or chariot round the turning-post Refs to double the post and return along the second half of the δίαυλος, Refs 5th c.BC+; κάμπτοντος ἵππου as the horse was turning, Refs 5th c.BC+ to make the last turn in the course of life, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑξηκοστὸν ἥλιον κ. Refs 3rd c.BC+; διὰ λόγου κάμψαι κακά to end evils by reasoning, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of seamen, double a headland, Ἡρακλέας στήλας Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἀκρωτήριον, τὴν ἄκρην, Refs 4th c.BC+; Μαλέαν κ. poetical cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. κόλπον wind round the bay, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 absolutely, πάλιν κ. turn back, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐγγὺς τῶν ἐμῶν κάμπτεις φρενῶν (κάμπτῃ codices) thou comest near my meaning, Refs
III in Music, κάμπτων με καὶ στρέφων ὅλην διέφθορεν (i.e. Phrynis) with his turns and twists, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV metaphorically, κάμπτειν τινά bow down, humble, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be bent or bowed down, πημοναῖσι Refs 4th c.BC+; κάμπτομαι I submit, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολλὰ κάμπτονται καὶ συγκλῶνται are warped, Refs: absolutely, to be moved to pity, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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 | kamptarōntos | kamptarintos | kamptarantos | kamptarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kamptamō“bow”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Ephesians 3:14Houteu charin kamptamō teim gonueim mu pros ton patron,... 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… Zōamō mis, legatō kurios, hoti mi kamptati pantem gonuem, kai pantas glōssas exomologeti …… says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess …
kamptala“bowed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 11:4… Kataleipama miauto heptakischilioi androin, hotinois ouk kamptala gonuem ta Baal.… 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… en te onome Iēsu pantem gonuem kamptateia epouranoiu kai epigeioiu kai katachthonioiu,… name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and …