Word Study · Strong's G2578 · Greek

κάμπτω

kampto

kamp'-to

Strong's 1890 spelling: kámptō

“to bend”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to bend

Rendered in the KJV as

bow.

4
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

ἔκαμψαν1
κάμπτω1
κάμψει1
κάμψῃ1

How it is rendered · 4

bowed1
I bow1
may bow1
will bow1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAI-3P · 1
V-AAS-3S · 1
V-FAI-3S · 1
V-PAI-1S · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Romans2 of 4 · 50%
Ephesians1 of 4 · 25%
Philippians1 of 4 · 25%

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Romans2 occurrences

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 3:14κάμπτωkamptōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singular... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,here: I bow

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 2:10κάμψῃkampsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularthat at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,here: may bow

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