Word study · Greek
kámptō
to bend, to bow
Say it: KAMP-to (approximate)
κάμπτω
What it means
To bend or bow, as the knee in worship. In 2:10, "at the name of Jesus every knee should bow," echoing Isaiah 45:23. Paul uses the same quotation in Romans 14:11.
Range of meaning
- BowBend the knee.
- BendCurve.
In Philippians
- Chapter 2
"Every knee should bow" (2:10).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2578 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources