γόνυ — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

γόνυγόνατοςIon.γούνατοςep.γουνόςn pl. Ion.nom.acc.dial.Call.ep.Aeol.Ion.gen.ep.Aeol.Ion.dat.ep.also Call. Theoc.hHom., cj.Aeol.Theoc. sg. and pl.kneeof persons or animals, freq. as the seat of strength or swiftnessHom.sts.sg. for pl.kneeas clasped, or before which one falls, in supplicationHom. pl.kneesof a seated person, lapHom. Hdt. Att.orats. Pl. Theoc.of a statue of a god, on which offerings may be placedIl.fig.phr.ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖταιthis lies in the lap of the godsi.e. of the Fates, who spin the threads of destiny while seatedHom. prep.phrs., fig., ref. to a city or land being broughtἐπὶ γόνυ, ἐς γόνυto the kneesas a symbol of humiliation or defeatA. Hdt. provb.γόνυ κνήμης ἔγγιονor sim.the knee is closer than the shini.e. charity begins at homeArist. Theoc.joint, knotin the stem of a reedX.section between two jointslengthof reedHdt.

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the knee

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