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. Jhn.4:20 12:20, Act.8:27 24:11, Heb.11:21 (Westc. in l), Rev.11:1; πίπτειν καὶ π. Rev.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.), Jhn.4:21, 23, Act.7:43, 1Co.14:25, Heb.1:6, Rev.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.), Mat.4:10, Luk.4:8 24:52 (WH, R, mg. om.), Jhn.4:22, 24, Rev.9:20 13:4, 8 13:12 14:9, 11 20:4; Seq. ἐπώπιον, Luk.4:7, Rev.15:4;

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

(AS)

to make obeisance; do reverence to; worship