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GreekG4352Verb

προσκυνέω

proskuneō

54Occurrences
G4352Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore)

from G4314 (πρός) and a probable derivative of G2965 (κύων) (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship; (a) prop. (as in cl., of the gods: Hdt., Æsch., Plat.), of God, Christ and supra-mundane beings: absol., (Westc., in l); πίπτειν καὶ π. as com­pared with the usual cl., with accusative, see Abbott, JG, 78 f.; JV, 133 ff.),; Seq. ἐπώπιον,; (b) as in cl., of homage to human superiors : absol.,; πεσὼν.; ἐνώπιον ποδῶν.
LXX: chiefly for שָׁחָה hith.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

προσκυνέω appears 54 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
22
Matthew
13
John
7
Acts
4
Luke
3
Hebrews
2
Mark
2
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:25BSB

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

John 4:22BSB

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

Matthew 2:2BSB

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.”

Mark 15:19BSB

They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

Revelation 14:11BSB

And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.