verb
kuptamō
Greekκύπτω (kuptō)
Strong’sG2955
I bend, stoop down
stem kupt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κύπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for קדד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2955 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoop'-to
to bend forward
Fromprobably from the base of G2949;
King Jamesstoop (down).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kuptaratosκύψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | bent | 3× |
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 | kuptamō | kuptame | kuptami | kuptama | kuptamē | kuptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kuptasō | kuptase | kuptasi | kuptasa | kuptasē | kuptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuptatō | kuptate | kuptati | kuptata | kuptatē | kuptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kuptanō | kuptane | kuptani | kuptana | kuptanē | kuptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuptavō | kuptave | kuptavi | kuptava | kuptavē | kuptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kuptalō | kuptale | kuptali | kuptala | kuptalē | kuptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kuptameiō | kuptameia | kuptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kuptaseiō | kuptaseia | kuptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuptateiō | kuptateia | kuptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kuptaneiō | kuptaneia | kuptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuptaveiō | kuptaveia | kuptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kuptaleiō | kuptaleia | kuptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kuptasōr | kuptasar | kuptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuptatōr | kuptatar | kuptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuptavōr | kuptavar | kuptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kuptalōr | kuptalar | kuptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kuptamoiō | kuptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kuptasoiō | kuptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuptatoiō | kuptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kuptanoiō | kuptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuptavoiō | kuptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kuptaloiō | kuptaloia |
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 | kuptarō | kuptari | kuptara | kuptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kuptarōtos | kuptaritos | kuptaratos3×κύψας | kuptarētos |
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
kupt 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
kuptaratos“bent”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Mark 1:7“stoop down”kai kērussate legarōtos; Erchetō tos ischuroteros mu opisō mu, hou ouk amō hikanos kuptaratos luara ton himanton teiu hupodēmeiu autou;And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
John 8:6“bent”houtem de legale peirazarōtois auton, hina echaleiō katēgorarō autou. tos de Iēsus katō kuptaratos to daktulo grafate eis tan gēan. mē prospoierōtosThey said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
John 8:8kai palin katō kuptaratos grafate eis tan gēan.And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.