"to bend forwards, stoop down, Mk. 1:7; Jn. 8:6*"
Definition and meaning
to bend forwards, stoop down, Mk. 1:7; Jn. 8:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: κύπτω
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 kypto (G2955) across the King James Bible.
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
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Common questions
Strong's G2955 (kypto) is a Greek word that means: to bend forwards, stoop down, Mk. 1:7; Jn. 8:6* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word kypto (G2955) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2955 is kypto, a Greek word defined as: to bend forwards, stoop down, Mk. 1:7; Jn. 8:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.