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Koine Greek wordlink #110147

SR GNT Rom 11:4 ἔκαμψαν (ekampsan) ‘men who not bowed the knee to Baal/(Baˊal)’ Strongs=25780 Lemma=kamptō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἔκαμψαν (V-IAA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔκαμψαν’ (V-IAA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘bowed’.

Rom 11:4 ‘men who not bowed the knee to Baal/(Baˊal)’ SR GNT Rom 11:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 But what is _speaking to _him the revelation? I _left to _myself seven _thousand men, who not bowed the_knee which to _Baal/(Baˊal). (ROM_11:4)

OET-RV: 4 But what was revealed to him? God said: ‘I’ve kept aside seven thousand others who haven’t worshipped Baal.’ (ROM 11:4)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kamptō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘may bow’, ‘will_be bowing’, ‘I am bowing’, ‘bowed’.

Greek words (1) other than ἔκαμψαν (V-IAA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘bowed’

YHN 19:30 κλίνας (klinas) V-PAA·NMS Lemma=klinō ‘he said it has_been finished and having bowed the head he gave_over’ SR GNT Yhn 19:30 word 11

OET-LV: 30 Therefore when the Yaʸsous took the wine _vinegar, he _said: It _has _been _finished. And having _bowed the head, he _gave _over his spirit. (JHN_19:30)

OET-RV: 30 After Yeshua had sucked some wine out, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (JHN 19:30)

Key: V=verb