govnu, GO vNU , govnu
GO vN ØU , tov : gen. govnato" , Ion. gouvnato" ; Ep. also, gounov" ; dat. gouniv , pl. gou`na, gouvnwn, gouvnessi :the Ion. forms gouvnato", -ati in Trag. , but never gounov", gouniv : the knee, Lat. genu , Hom. , etc.
2. a{yasqai gouvnwn to clasp the knees as a suppliant, Il.; so eJlei`n, labei`n, gouvnwn Ib.; tw`n gounavtwn labevsqai Hdt .; peri; or ajmfi; gouvnasiv tino" cei`ra" balei`n Od.; ajmfi; govnu tino;" pivptein Eur .; gouvnwn livssesqai to supplicate by [ clasping ] the knees, Hom .; a[ntesqai or livssesqai pro;" tw`n gonavtwn Eur.
3. of a sitting posture, govnu kavmyein bend the knee so as to sit down, Il.: ejpi; gouvnasi on ones knees, of a child, Ib.; pevplon qei`naiÆAqhnaivh" ejpi; gouvnasin to lay it on her lap (as an offering), Ib.; metaph. , qew`n ejn gouvnasi kei`tai , i.e. rests on their will and pleasure, Hom.
4.
the knees are in
Hom.
the seat of strength; hence,
gouvnatav tino" luvein
to weaken, lame, kill him,
Il.: also,
metaph.
,
ej" govnu bavllein
to bring down upon
the knee,
i.e. to humble, conquer,
Hdt.
5.
proverb.,
ajpwtevrw h] govnu knhvmh
Charity begins at home,
Theocr.
II.
the knee
or
joint
of grasses, such as the cane,
Lat.
geniculum
,
Hdt
.,
Xen.
gonupetevw
gonuØpetevw , f. hvsw , to fall on the knee, to fall down before one, tini or tina N.T. From gonupethv"
gonupethv"
gonuØ-pethv" , ev" , ( piv-ptw ) falling on the knee, e{drai gon . a kneeling posture, Eur.
govon
govon , Ep. aor. 2 or impf. of goavw .
govo", GO vOS
GO vOS , oJ , weeping, wailing, groaning, howling, mourning, lamentation, Hom ., Trag.
Govrgeio"
Govrgeio" , a, on , ( Gorgwv ) of the Gorgon, Hom.
Gorgiveio"
Gorgiveio" , on , of Gorgias, Gorgias-like, Xen.
Gorgolovfa"
Gorgo-lovfa" , ou, oJ , ( Gorgwv, lovfo" ) he of the Gorgoncrest, Ar .; fem. Gorgolovfa, h", hJ , Id.
Gorgovneio"
Gorgovneio" , on , = Gorgei`o" , Aesch.
Gorgovnwto"
Gorgov-nwto" , on , ( Gorgwv, nw`ton ) with the Gorgon on it, of a shield, Ar.
gorgovomai