Gonupeteo describes people taking a kneeling posture before someone, whether pleading, approaching, or mocking.

The attested use describes taking a kneeling posture before another: men approach or plead while kneeling in Mark 1:40, Matthew 17:14, and Mark 10:17, while a group kneels before someone as part of mockery in Matthew 27:29.

1. Kneeling before someone in approach or appeal · dominant

   In Mark 1:40, the present active participle occurs as a leprous man pleads and the APB renders the scene as “pleading with him and kneeling.” Matthew 17:14 likewise has a man approaching while kneeling before him, and Mark 10:17 uses an aorist active participle as one runs up, kneels, and asks a question.

   Mark 1:40Matthew 17:14Mark 10:17
2. Kneeling as part of mockery · rare

   In Matthew 27:29, the aorist active plural participle describes those who kneel before him and mock him; the APB renders the clause “and kneeling before him they mocked him.”

   Matthew 27:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the action with “knelt” or “kneeling,” including kneeling linked with pleading, approaching, asking, and mocking. These renderings confirm the verse-level action rather than establish finer distinctions.