"the knee, Lk. 22:41; Heb. 12:12, et al."
Definition and meaning
the knee, Lk. 22:41; Heb. 12:12, et al.
In the original Greek the word is written: γόνυ
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of gony (G1119) across the King James Bible.
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
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Common questions
Strong's G1119 (gony) is a Greek word that means: the knee, Lk. 22:41; Heb. 12:12, et al. It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word gony (G1119) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1119 is gony, a Greek word defined as: the knee, Lk. 22:41; Heb. 12:12, et al.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
gony is a Greek word found in the New Testament.