ἡ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἡ

   hê

   the
2. sentence🔊 καὶ ἔπεσα ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ καὶ λέγει μοι Ὅρα μή σύνδουλός σού εἰμι καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου τῶν ἐχόντων τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ τῷ θεῷ προσκύνησον ἡ γὰρ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ ἐστιν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας

   KAI E-pe-sa EM-pros-then tôn po-DÔN au-TOU pro-sky-NÊ-sai au-TÔ KAI LE-gei moi HO-ra MÊ SYN-dou-LOS sou EI-mi KAI tôn a-del-PHÔN sou tôn e-KHON-tôn tên mar-ty-REE-an ee-ay-SOO tô the-Ô pros-KY-nê-son hê gar mar-ty-REE-a ee-ay-SOO ES-tin to PNEU-ma tês pro-phê-TEI-as

   and I fell before of the feet his to worship him and he says to me See not fellow servant of you I am and of the brothers your of the having the testimony of Jesus to the God worship the for testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of the prophecy

Exegesis

Finally, the explanatory clause hē gar martyría Iēsoû estin to pneûma tēs prophētías {ἡ γὰρ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ ἐστιν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας | hē gár martyría Iēsoû estin tò pneûma tês prophētías} equates “the testimony of Jesus” with “the spirit of prophecy,” emphasizing that genuine prophetic inspiration is Christocentric.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 προσκυνέωpros-kyn-é-ō

“to prostrate oneself, worship”