Greek · Strong's G3879
παρακύπτω
parakyptopar-ak-oop'-to
to bend beside, i.e. lean over (so as to peer within)
1890 spelling: parakýptō
- π80
- α1
- ρ100
- α1
- κ20
- υ400
- π80
- τ300
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,782
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to bend beside, i.e. lean over (so as to peer within)
Rendered in the KJV as
look (into), stoop down.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- παρακύψας3
- παρακύψαι.¶1
- παρέκυψεν1
How it is rendered · 4
- having stooped down2
- having looked intently1
- she stooped down1
- to look.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAP-NSM · 3
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-AAN · 1
All 5, in canonical order
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John2 occurrences
- John 20:5παρακύψαςparakupsasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.here: having stooped down
- John 20:11παρέκυψενparekupsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,here: she stooped down