κάμπτω lengthd. from Root !καμπ, v. καμπή to bend, curve, ὄφρα ἰτὺν κάμψηι that he may bend it into a chariot-rail, Il.; γόνυ κ. to bend the knee so as to sit down and rest, Il.; οὐ κάμπτων γόνυ, i. e. never resting, Aesch.; so, κ. κῶλα Soph.; then, κάμπτειν alone, to sit down, rest, Soph.;—also, γόνυ κ. to bend the knee in worship, NTest. to turn or guide a horse or chariot round the turning-post (καμπή II); hence, of the horse or chariot, κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν to double the post (καμπτήρ) and return along the second half of the δίαυλος, Aesch.; κάμπτοντος ἵππου as the horse was turning, Soph.:—metaph., κ. βίον to make the last turn in the course of life, Soph.; κ. βίου τέλος Eur. so also of seamen, to double a headland, ἄκρην κ. Hdt.; also, κ. περὶ ἄκραν Ar.; κ. κόλπον to wind round the bay, Hdt. absol., πάλιν κ. to turn back, Eur.; ἐγγὺς τῶν ἐμῶν κάμπτεις φρενῶν thou comest near my meaning, Eur. metaph., like Lat. flectere, κάμπτειν τινά to bend or bow one down, Pind.:—Pass. to be bowed down, Aesch., Thuc.; κάμπτομαι I submit, Plat.