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P. and V. [[γόνυ]], τό. | ===substantive=== | ||
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[γόνυ]], τό. | |||
[[fall on one's knees]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[προσκυνεῖν]]. | |||
[[bend the knee]]: . [[verse|V.]] [[κάμπτειν γόνυ]], or use [[κάμπτειν]] alone. | |||
[[they bowed their knees to earth in weariness]]: [[verse|V.]] ἐς δὲ [[γῆν γόνυ καμάτῳ καθεῖσαν]] ([[Euripides|Eur.]], ''[[Iphigenia in Tauris]]'' 332). | |||
[[bring]] (an [[enemy]]) [[to his knees]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[παρίστασθαι]] (acc.). | |||
[[fall at a person's knees]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[προσκυνεῖν]] ([[τινά]]), [[prose|P.]] [[πίπτειν πρὸς τὰ γόνατά]] ([[τινός]]), [[verse|V.]] [[γόνασι προσπίπτειν]] ([[τινός]]), [[προσπίπτειν γόνυ]] ([[τινός]]), [[ἀμφὶ γόνυ πίπτειν]] ([[τινός]]), [[προσπίτνειν γόνυ]] ([[τινός]]), [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[προσπίπτειν]] ([[τινά]] or [[τινί]]) (also [[Xenophon|Xen.]] but rare [[prose|P.]]). | |||
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Revision as of 08:51, 20 May 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
fall on one's knees, v.: P. and V. προσκυνεῖν.
bend the knee: . V. κάμπτειν γόνυ, or use κάμπτειν alone.
they bowed their knees to earth in weariness: V. ἐς δὲ γῆν γόνυ καμάτῳ καθεῖσαν (Eur., Iphigenia in Tauris 332).
bring (an enemy) to his knees: P. and V. παρίστασθαι (acc.).
fall at a person's knees: P. and V. προσκυνεῖν (τινά), P. πίπτειν πρὸς τὰ γόνατά (τινός), V. γόνασι προσπίπτειν (τινός), προσπίπτειν γόνυ (τινός), ἀμφὶ γόνυ πίπτειν (τινός), προσπίτνειν γόνυ (τινός), Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (τινά or τινί) (also Xen. but rare P.).
