# γονυπετής
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

From γόνῠ (gónu, “knee”) +‎ -πετής (-petḗs, “falling”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡo.ny.pe.tɛ̌ːs/ → /ɣo.ny.peˈtis/ → /ɣo.ni.peˈtis/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /ɡo.ny.pe.tɛ̌ːs/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /ɡo.ny.peˈte̝s/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /ɣo.ny.peˈtis/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /ɣo.ny.peˈtis/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /ɣo.ni.peˈtis/

### Adjective

γονῠπετής • (gonupetḗs) m or f (neuter γονῠπετές); third declension
* on bended knee, falling on the knee

#### Synonyms

* γονῠκλινής (gonuklinḗs)

#### Derived terms

* γονῠπετέω / -ῶ (Hellenistic Koine)
* γονῠπετῶς (gonupetôs, adverb)

#### Related terms

* γόνῠ n (gónu, “knee”)
* -πετής (-petḗs, suffix)

#### Descendants

* Greek: γονυπετής (gonypetís)

### See also

* ἱκέτης m (hikétēs, “suppliant”), ἱκέτις f

### Further reading

* “γονυπετής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “γονυπετής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* γονυπετής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

## Greek
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γονῠπετής (gonupetḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣonipeˈtis/
* Hyphenation: γο‧νυ‧πε‧τής

### Adjective

γονυπετής • (gonypetís) m (feminine γονυπετής, neuter γονυπετές)
* (formal) on bended knee (especially when supplicating, beseeching)
    Γονυπετής σας παρακαλώ να με αθωώσετε.Gonypetís sas parakaló na me athoósete.I beg you, on my knees, to acquit me.

#### Declension

| number case \ gender | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| number case \ gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | γονυπετής • | γονυπετής • | γονυπετές • | γονυπετείς • | γονυπετείς • | γονυπετή • |
| genitive | γονυπετούς • / γονυπετή • | γονυπετούς • | γονυπετούς • | γονυπετών • | γονυπετών • | γονυπετών • |
| accusative | γονυπετή • | γονυπετή • | γονυπετές • | γονυπετείς • | γονυπετείς • | γονυπετή • |
| vocative | γονυπετή • / γονυπετής • | γονυπετής • | γονυπετές • | γονυπετείς • | γονυπετείς • | γονυπετή • |
| notes | vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek). | vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek). | vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek). | vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek). | vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek). | vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek). |

#### Synonyms

* γονατιστός, -ή, -ό (gonatistós, -í, -ó)
* γονυκλινής, -ής, -ές (gonyklinís, -ís, -és) (learned, especially to show respect, as in prayer)

#### Derived terms

* γονυπετώς (gonypetós, adverb) (learned)

#### Related terms

* γόνατο n (gónato, “knee”)
* and -πετής (-petís, suffix)