προσκυνέω

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., Joh 4,20; 12,20, ApG 8,27; 24,11, Hebr 11,21 (Westc., in l), Åb 11,1 πίπτειν καὶ π., Åb 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.), Joh 4,21, 23, ApG 7,43, 1 Kor 14,25, Hebr 1,6, Åb 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.), Matt 4,10, Luk 4,8; 24,52 (WH, R, mg., om.), Joh 4,22, 24, Åb 9,20; 13,4, 8; 13,12; 14,9, 11; 20,4; Seq. ἐπώπιον, Luk 4,7, Åb 15,4;

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