King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2955
Transliteration: kyptō
Phonetic Spelling: (koop'-to)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to stoop down
Meaning: to stoop down
κύπτω: 1 aorist participle κύψας; (from κυβη the head (cf. Vanicek, p. 164; especially Curtius, index under the word)); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for קָדַד; to bow the head, bend forward, stoop down: Mark 1:7; with κάτω added (Aristophanes vesp. 279), John 8:6, 8. (Compare: ἀνακύπτω, παρακύπτω, συγκύπτω.)
Word Summary
kyptō: to stoop down
Original Word: κύπτωTransliteration: kyptō
Phonetic Spelling: (koop'-to)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to stoop down
Meaning: to stoop down
Strong's Concordance
stoop down. Probably from the base of kuma; to bend forward -- stoop (down).
see GREEK kuma
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2955: κύπτωκύπτω: 1 aorist participle κύψας; (from κυβη the head (cf. Vanicek, p. 164; especially Curtius, index under the word)); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for קָדַד; to bow the head, bend forward, stoop down: Mark 1:7; with κάτω added (Aristophanes vesp. 279), John 8:6, 8. (Compare: ἀνακύπτω, παρακύπτω, συγκύπτω.)