Matthew 8:2:5Matt.8.2.W5TAB
προσεκύνει
prosekynei
“was bowing down”
- Transliteration
- pro-se-KY-nei
- Extended
- proh-seh-KY-nei
- IPA
- /pro.se.ˈky.nei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was bowing down
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
pro-se-KY-nei
- clause
KAI i-DOO le-PROS pro-sel-THÔN pro-se-KY-nei au-TÔI LE-gôn
- sentence
KAI i-DOO le-PROS pro-sel-THÔN pro-se-KY-nei au-TÔI LE-gôn KY-ri-e e-AN THÊ-lêis dy-na-SAI me ka-tha-RI-sai
Exegesis
The aorist participle proselthōn {προσελθὼν | proselthṓn} ‘having approached’ prepares the action, while the imperfect prosekunei {προσεκύνει | prosekýnei} ‘was bowing down’ presents the man’s posture as sustained and reverent rather than momentary.
In context — Matthew 8:2
And look, a leper stepped forward and did homage to Him, saying, “Lord , if You are willing, You are able to make me clean.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 8:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 8:2, so the Greek word προσεκύνει (prosekynei) 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 Matt.8.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.8.2.W5.S1) and character.