ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΗΣΕΩΣ, προσκυνησεως
PROSKYNĒSEŌS, proskynēseōs
Sounds Like: pros-koo-NEE-seh-ohs
Translations: of worship, of adoration, of reverence, of obeisance
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of worship, adoration, or reverence, often involving bowing down or prostrating oneself before a superior, whether God, a king, or a person of high status. It signifies an act of homage or submission. It is a compound word, combining 'πρός' (pros, 'to, towards') and 'κυνέω' (kyneō, 'to kiss'), originally meaning 'to kiss towards' or 'to kiss the hand of'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4352 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 2:15
Justin Martyr
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΗΣΙΣ.
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- ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΗΣΙΣΙ — worship, adoration, prostration, an act of reverence
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