Revelation 13:8:2Rev.13.8.W2TAB
προσκυνήσουσιν
proskynêsousin
“will worship”
- Transliteration
- pro-sky-NÊ-sou-sin
- Extended
- proh-sky-NÊ-soo-sin
- IPA
- /pro.skyˈnɛː.suː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- will 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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sky-NÊ-sou-sin
- sentence
KAI pro-sky-NÊ-sou-sin au-TON PAN-tes hoi ka-toi-KOUN-tes e-PI tÊS GÊS hou ou GE-gra-ptai to O-no-ma au-TOU en tÔ bi-BLI-ō tÊS zō-ÊS tou ar-NI-ou tou es-pha-GME-nou a-PO ka-ta-bo-LÊS KOS-mou
Exegesis
The main finite verb is proskynesousin {προσκυνήσουσιν | pro-sky-nḗ-sou-sin} “they will worship,” with the object auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} “him,” whose referent is supplied by the broader discourse (the beast).
Root and etymology
proskyneōpi–rho–omicron–sigma–kappa–upsilon–nu–epsilon–omega
“to bow down, prostrate oneself, worship”
In context — Revelation 13:8
And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain from the foundation of the world .
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 13:8, so the Greek word προσκυνήσουσιν (proskynêsousin) 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 Rev.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.8.W2.S1) and character.