[B-Greek] a carefully phrased question

Jason Hare jason at hareplay.com
Mon Dec 8 14:08:43 EST 2003


Again with the Strong! OY!! Can't we reference something better??

Obeisance is a fine translation of PROSKUNEW. See the definition of
*obeisance* on www.dictionary.com:

"A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses
deference or homage." Is this not what you found in Strong: to do
homage/worship? I think that PROSKUNEW has different levels of "homage"
attached to it, depending on to whom you are paying homage. If you are
paying homage to God, then it would be a deep worship. However, you can bow
at the feet of someone who is *not* God in order to pay them homage
("worship them"), and this would be obeisance. PROSKUNEW covers both
meanings.

Regards,
Jason A. Hare

Student of Spanish and Philosophy
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
jason at hareplay.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian P Magnuson" <brian_magnuson at juno.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:27 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] a carefully phrased question


> A carefully phrased question.
>
> A translation translates the word proskuneo as obeisance and worship.
>
> Strong's : G4352
> s???e´?
> roskuneo¯
> pros-koo-neh'-o
> >From G4314 and probably a derivative of G2965 (meaning to kiss, like a
> dog licking his master's hand); to fawn or crouch to, that is, (literally
> or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore): -
> worship.
>
> Could this greek word for worship be translated obeisance? I have not
> been able to find a dictionary to support this. I believe this directly
> relates to translation and does not name names and is very specific.
> Brian Magnuson
>
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