a knee

Greek Noun Neuter

γόνυ, -ατος, τό, [in LXX chiefly for בֶּרֶךְ;] the knee: Heb.12:12; of a suppliant, προσπίπτειν τοῖς γ, Luk.5:8; so also τιθέναι τὰ γ, to kneel: Luk.22:41, Act.7:60 9:40 20:36 21:5; in mockery, Mrk.15:19; κάμπτειν τὰ γ, to bend the knee: Rom.11:4 (LXX) 14:11 (LXX), Eph.3:14, Php.2:10. (AS)

a knee

Greek Noun Neuter

γόνῠ, τό, genitive γόνατος, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect γούνατος (for γόνϝατος) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: plural nominative A) γούνατα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also Epic dialect genitive γουνός (explanation as for γόνυος by Hdn.Gr.2.768, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—Aeolic dialect accusative plural γόνα [Refs 7th c.BC+] E) has γουνάτων [Refs] accusative plural was read by [Refs 5th c.AD+]:—knee, γόνυ γουνὸς ἀμείβων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently of clasping the knees in earnest supplication, ἥψατο γούνων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποτὶ (variant{περὶ}) or ἀμφὶ γούνασί τινος χεῖρας βαλεῖν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐς γούνατά τινι or τινος πεσεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γόνυ τινός or πρὸς γόνυ προσπίπτειν[Refs] on my knees, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίπτειν πρὸς τὰ γ. τινος, tini, [Refs 8th c.BC+] E.2) of a sitting posture, φημί μιν ἀσπασίως γ. κάμψειν will be glad to bend the knee so as to sit down and rest, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but also, bow the knee in submission, ἐμοὶ κάμψει (intransitive) πᾶν γ. [LXX]; γ. ὀκλάζειν τινί[LXX] on one's knees, ἐπὶ γούνασι πατρός [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πέπλον. θεῖναι Ἀθηναίης ἐπὶ γούνασιν to lay it on her lap (as an offering), [Refs 8th c.BC+] it rests in the lap of, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἐν γούνασιν πίτνοντα Νίκας victorious, [Refs 5th c.BC+] E.3) of the knees as the seat of strength, ἐν δὲ βίην ὤμοισι καὶ ἐν γούνεσσιν ἔθηκε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of swiftness, λαιψηρά γ. [Refs], etc; ὑπὸ γούνατ᾽ ἔλυσεν [Refs]; βλάπτειν γ. τινι, κάματος δ᾽ ὑπὸ γ. ἐδάμνα, [Refs]:—passive, αὐτοῦ λύτο γούνατα [Refs] E.4) metaphorically, ἐς γόνυ βάλλειν bring down upon the knee, i. e. humble, conquer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς γ. ῥίπτειν, κλίνειν, [Refs 4th c.BC+] E.5) proverbial, ἀπωτέρω ἢ γόνυ κνάμα 'blood is thicker than water', 'charity begins at home', [Refs 4th c.BC+] E.II) joint of grasses or plants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit jā´nu, Latin genu, etc.)

Greek

Noun Neuter

the "knee"; knee(X -l); of uncertain affinity