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Greek verb · G4352

προσκυνέω

proskyneopros-koo-neh'-o

to worship

60 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: proskynéō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4352is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 8 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 26
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G4352

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

The King James renders it: worship.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

proskyneo is rendered "to worship". It stands 60 times in the Greek text, across eight books.

  • Twenty-four of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:2asking, “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.”
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-six different ways.

The first use

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.”

Matthew 2:2προσκυνῆσαι

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-four of the word's sixty uses are in Revelation.

The other 19 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • worshiped7
  • they worshiped6
  • to worship6
  • worshiping5
  • they will worship4
  • do worship3
  • will worship3
  • worship3
  • to then worship2
  • You shall worship2
  • you will worship2
  • did worship1

and 16 more, 60 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

προσέρχομαιproserchomaito come near/agreeUses86
προσεύχομαιproseuchomaito prayUses85
πρόσωπονprosoponfaceUses75
προσφέρωprospheroto bring toUses47
προσευχήproseucheprayerUses35
προσκαλέομαιproskaleomaito call to/summonUses28
προσέχωprosechoto watch outUses24
προστίθημιprostithemito add (to)Uses18
προσδοκάωprosdokaoto look forUses16
προσδέχομαιprosdechomaito wait for/welcomeUses14
προσλαμβάνωproslambanoto takeUses12
προσκαρτερέωproskartereoto continue in/withUses10

and 56 more on the stem.

The words it stands beside

All 60, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

26 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • προσεκύνησαν12
  • προσκυνήσουσιν7
  • προσκυνοῦντας5
  • προσεκύνει4
  • προσεκύνησεν4
  • προσκυνῆσαι3
  • προσκυνεῖν2
  • προσκυνήσεις2
  • προσκυνήσῃς2
  • προσκυνήσων2
  • προσκυνήσωσιν2
  • προσεκύνουν1

and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural12V-AAI-3P
  • verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person plural7V-FAI-3P
  • verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural5V-PAP-APM
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-AAI-3S
  • verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-IAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-AAN
  • verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-PAN
  • verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular2V-AAM-2S
  • verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular2V-AAS-2S
  • verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural2V-AAS-3P
  • verb · future active, indicative · 2nd person singular2V-FAI-2S
  • verb · future active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-FAP-NSM

Matthew

thirteen uses
  • 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.”

    Matthew 2:2

    • προσκυνῆσαιproskunesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to 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.”

    Matthew 2:8

    • προσκυνήσωproskunesoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: may worship
  • 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.

    Matthew 2:11

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they worshiped
  • “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

    Matthew 4:9

    • προσκυνήσῃςproskunesesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: You shall worship
  • “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

    Matthew 4:10

    • προσκυνήσειςproskuneseisverb · future active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you will worship
  • Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

    Matthew 8:2

    • προσεκύνειprosekuneiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was worshipping
  • 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.”

    Matthew 9:18

    • προσεκύνειprosekuneiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was kneeling down
  • Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

    Matthew 14:33

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: worshiped
  • The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

    Matthew 15:25

    • προσεκύνειprosekuneiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she was worshiping
  • Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

    Matthew 18:26

    • προσεκύνειprosekuneiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was bowing on his knees
  • Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

    Matthew 20:20

    • προσκυνοῦσαproskunousaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: kneeling down
  • Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

    Matthew 28:9

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: worshiped
  • When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

    Matthew 28:17

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they worshiped

Mark

two uses
  • When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

    Mark 5:6

    • προσεκύνησενprosekunesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he fell on his knees
  • They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

    Mark 15:19

    • προσεκύνουνprosekunounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were kneeling down

Luke

three uses
  • So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

    Luke 4:7

    • προσκυνήσῃςproskunesesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: You shall worship
  • But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

    Luke 4:8

    • προσκυνήσειςproskuneseisverb · future active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you will worship
  • And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

    Luke 24:52

    • προσκυνήσαντεςproskunesantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having worshiped

John

eleven uses
  • Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

    John 4:20

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: worshiped
    • προσκυνεῖνproskuneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to worship
  • “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

    John 4:21

    • προσκυνήσετεproskuneseteverb · future active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: will you worship
  • You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

    John 4:22

    • προσκυνεῖτεproskuneiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: worship
    • προσκυνοῦμενproskunoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: 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.

    John 4:23

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will worship
    • προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: worship
  • God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

    John 4:24

    • προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: worshiping
    • προσκυνεῖν.¶proskuneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to worship
  • “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

    John 9:38

    • προσεκύνησενprosekunesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he worshiped
  • Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.

    John 12:20

    • προσκυνήσωσινproskunesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may worship

Acts

four uses
  • 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.’

    Acts 7:43

    • προσκυνεῖνproskuneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: 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,

    Acts 8:27

    • προσκυνήσωνproskunesonverb · future active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: to then worship
  • As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.

    Acts 10:25

    • προσεκύνησενprosekunesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: worshiped
  • You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

    Acts 24:11

    • προσκυνήσωνproskunesonverb · future active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: to then worship

1 Corinthians

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

    1 Corinthians 14:25

    • προσκυνήσειproskuneseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will worship

Hebrews

two uses
  • And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

    Hebrews 1:6

    • προσκυνησάτωσανproskunesatosanverb · aorist active, command · 3rd person pluraltagged: should worship
  • By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

    Hebrews 11:21

    • προσεκύνησενprosekunesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: worshiped

Revelation

twenty-four uses
  • Look at 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.

    Revelation 3:9

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will 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:

    Revelation 4:10

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will worship
  • And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

    Revelation 5:14

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they 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,

    Revelation 7:11

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: worshiped
  • 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.

    Revelation 9:20

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will worship
  • 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.

    Revelation 11:1

    • προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: worshiping
  • And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

    Revelation 11:16

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: 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?”

    Revelation 13:4

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they worshiped
    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they worshiped
  • 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.

    Revelation 13:8

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will 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.

    Revelation 13:12

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will 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.

    Revelation 13:15

    • προσκυνήσωσινproskunesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: shall 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.”

    Revelation 14:7

    • προσκυνήσατεproskunesateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do worship
  • 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,

    Revelation 14:9

    • προσκυνεῖproskuneiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: worships
  • 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.”

    Revelation 14:11

    • προσκυνοῦντεςproskunountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: worshiping
  • Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

    Revelation 15:4

    • προσκυνήσουσινproskunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will worship
  • So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

    Revelation 16:2

    • προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: worshiping
  • And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”

    Revelation 19:4

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they worshiped
  • So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

    Revelation 19:10

    • προσκυνῆσαιproskunesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to worship
    • προσκύνησονproskunesonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do worship
  • But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

    Revelation 19:20

    • προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: worshiping
  • Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

    Revelation 20:4

    • προσεκύνησανprosekunesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: did worship
  • And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

    Revelation 22:8

    • προσκυνῆσαιproskunesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to worship
  • But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

    Revelation 22:9

    • προσκύνησον.¶proskunesonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do worship

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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