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προσκυνέω

proskuneōto worshipHow to read Greek
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Definition

προσ-κυνέω, -ῶ

(κυνέω, to kiss), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחָה hith. ;]

to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship;

(a) prop. (as in cl., of the gods: Hdt., Æsch., Plat., al.), of God, Christ and supra-mundane beings: absol., John 4:20; 12:20, Acts 8:27; 24:11, Hebrews 11:21 (Westc., in l), Revelation 11:1; πίπτειν καὶ π., Revelation 5:14; with dative (of the significance of this constr. as com­pared with the usual cl., with accusative, see Abbott, JG, 78 f.; JV, 133 ff.), John 4:21, 23, Acts 7:43, 1 Corinthians 14:25, Hebrews 1:6, Revelation 4:10; 7:11; 11:16; 13:4, 15; 14:7; 16:2; 19:4, 10; 19:20; 22:8-9; with accusative (see supr.), Matthew 4:10, Luke 4:8; 24:52 (WH, R, mg., om.), John 4:22, 24, Revelation 9:20; 13:4, 8; 13:12; 14:9, 11; 20:4; Seq. ἐπώπιον, Luke 4:7, Revelation 15:4;

(b) as in cl., of homage to human superiors (cf. MM, xxi): absol., Matthew 20:20, Acts 10:25; with dative (see supr.), Matthew 2:2, 8; 8:2; 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 18:26; 28:9, Mark 15:19, John 9:38; πεσὼν., Matthew 2:11; 4:9; ἐνώπιον τ. ποδῶν, Revelation 3:9; with accusative, Mark 5:6 (dative T).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

60 total
  1. Matthew 2:2προσκυνῆσαι · to worship
    …asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  2. Matthew 2:8προσκυνήσω · [and] worship
    And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
  3. Matthew 2:11προσεκύνησαν · [and] worshiped
    On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  4. Matthew 4:9προσκυνήσῃς · [and] worship
    “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
  5. Matthew 4:10προσκυνήσεις · Worship
    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  6. Matthew 8:2προσεκύνει · [and] knelt before
    Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  7. Matthew 9:18προσεκύνει · [and] knelt
    While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
  8. Matthew 14:33προσεκύνησαν · worshiped
    Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
  9. Matthew 15:25προσεκύνει · [and] knelt before
    The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
  10. Matthew 18:26προσεκύνει · on his knees
    Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
  11. Matthew 20:20προσκυνοῦσα · [and] knelt down
    Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
  12. Matthew 28:9προσεκύνησαν · worshiped
    Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
  13. Matthew 28:17προσεκύνησαν · they worshiped Him
    When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.
  14. Mark 5:6προσεκύνησεν · fell on his knees
    When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
  15. Mark 15:19προσεκύνουν · [and] bowed
    They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
  16. Luke 4:7προσκυνήσῃς · worship
    So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
  17. Luke 4:8Προσκυνήσεις · Worship
    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  18. Luke 24:52προσκυνήσαντες · worshiped
    And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
  19. John 4:20προσεκύνησαν · worshiped; προσκυνεῖν · worship
    Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
  20. John 4:21προσκυνήσετε · you will worship
    “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
  21. John 4:22προσκυνεῖτε · worship; προσκυνοῦμεν · worship
    You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
  22. John 4:23προσκυνήσουσιν · will worship; προσκυνοῦντας · to worship
    But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
  23. John 4:24προσκυνοῦντας · worshipers; προσκυνεῖν · worship
    God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
  24. John 9:38προσεκύνησεν · he worshiped
    “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
  25. John 12:20προσκυνήσωσιν · worship
    Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
  26. Acts 7:43προσκυνεῖν · to worship
    You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
  27. Acts 8:27προσκυνήσων · to worship
    So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
  28. Acts 10:25προσεκύνησεν · to worship [him]
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  29. Acts 24:11προσκυνήσων · to worship
    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  30. 1 Corinthians 14:25προσκυνήσει · [and] worship
    …and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
  31. Hebrews 1:6προσκυνησάτωσαν · worship
    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  32. Hebrews 11:21προσεκύνησεν · worshiped
    By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
  33. Revelation 3:9προσκυνήσουσιν · bow down
    As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
  34. Revelation 4:10προσκυνήσουσιν · they worship
    …the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
  35. Revelation 5:14προσεκύνησαν · worshiped
    And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
  36. Revelation 7:11προσεκύνησαν · worshiped
    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
  37. Revelation 9:20προσκυνήσουσιν · They did not stop worshiping
    Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
  38. Revelation 11:1προσκυνοῦντας · worshipers
    Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
  39. Revelation 11:16προσεκύνησαν · worshiped
    And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
  40. Revelation 13:4προσεκύνησαν · They worshiped; προσεκύνησαν · they worshiped
    They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
  41. Revelation 13:8προσκυνήσουσιν · will worship
    And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
  42. Revelation 13:12προσκυνήσουσιν · worship
    And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
  43. Revelation 13:15προσκυνήσωσιν · refused to worship
    The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
  44. Revelation 14:7προσκυνήσατε · Worship
    And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
  45. Revelation 14:9προσκυνεῖ · worships
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,