John 4:24:13John.4.24.W13TAB
προσκυνεῖν
proskynein
“to worship”
- Transliteration
- pros-ky-NEIN
- Extended
- pros-ky-NEIN
- IPA
- /pros.kyˈneːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to worship
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pros-ky-NEIN
- sentence
PNEU-ma ho the-OS KAI TOUS pros-ky-NOUN-tas au-TON en PNEU-ma-ti KAI a-lê-THEI-a DEI pros-ky-NEIN
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dei {δεῖ | dei} introduces necessity, and the infinitive proskynein {προσκυνεῖν | pros-kyn-ein} functions as its complementary infinitive, stating what is required.
Root and etymology
proskyneōpi–rho–omicron–sigma–kappa–upsilon–nu–epsilon–omega
“to bow down, pay homage, worship”
In context — John 4:24
God is Spirit , and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.
About this coordinate
John 4:24:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 4:24, so the Greek word προσκυνεῖν (proskynein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.4.24.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.24.W13.S1) and character.