Proskuneō προσκυνέω

Proskuneō (Greek προσκυνέω, Strong's G4352) is a Greek verb meaning “to worship”. It occurs 60 times in 54 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Worship

Verses

Every verse with Proskuneō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 2:2
  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.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 2:8
  And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.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 2:11
  And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.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 4:9
  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
• Matthew 4:10
  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
• Matthew 8:2
  And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Matthew 9:18
  While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.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 14:33
  Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
• Matthew 15:25
  Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
• Matthew 18:26
  The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
• Matthew 20:20
  Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
• Matthew 28:9
  And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
• Matthew 28:17
  And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

Mark

• Mark 5:6
  But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
• Mark 15:19
  And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

Luke

• Luke 4:7
  If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
• Luke 4:8
  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
• Luke 24:52
  And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

John

• John 4:20
  Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
• John 4:21
  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
• John 4:22
  Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
• John 4:23
  But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.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 4:24
  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
• John 9:38
  And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
• John 12:20
  And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.

Acts

• Acts 7:43
  Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.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 8:27
  And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for 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 10:25
  And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
• Acts 24:11
  Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 14:25
  And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:6
  And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
• Hebrews 11:21
  By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Revelation

• Revelation 3:9
  Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.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 4:10
  The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,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 5:14
  And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
• Revelation 7:11
  And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,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 9:20
  And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: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 11:1
  And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.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 11:16
  And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
• Revelation 13:4
  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?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 13:8
  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.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 13:12
  And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.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 13:15
  And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.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 14:7
  Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.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 14:9
  And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,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 14:11
  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.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 15:4
  Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.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 16:2
  And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.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 19:4
  And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
• Revelation 19:10
  And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.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 19:20
  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.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 20:4
  And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.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 22:8
  And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.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 22:9
  Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.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!”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).