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Greek

4363. prospipto -- to fall upon, fall prostrate before
... to fall upon, fall prostrate before. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prospipto
Phonetic Spelling: (pros-pip'-to) Short Definition: I fall down before ...
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4352. proskuneo -- to do reverence to
... 4352 (from 4314 , "towards" and , ""-- properly, to kiss the ground when prostrating
before a superior; to , ready "to fall down/prostrate oneself to adore on ...
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4385. proteino -- to stretch out
... to stretch out, spread out. From pro and teino (to stretch); to protend, ie Tie
prostrate (for scourging) -- bind. see GREEK pro. (proeteinan) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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2693. katastronnumi -- to overthrow
... overthrow. From kata and stronnumi; to strew down, ie (by implication) to prostrate
(slay) -- overthrow. see GREEK kata. see GREEK stronnumi. ...
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5476. chamai -- on or to the ground
... on the ground. Adverb perhaps from the base of chasma through the idea of a fissure
in the soil; earthward, ie Prostrate -- on (to) the ground. ...
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4098. pipto -- to fall
... Transliteration: pipto Phonetic Spelling: (pip'-to) Short Definition: I fall, fall
under Definition: I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate ...
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2667. katapipto -- to fall down
... down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katapipto Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-ap-ip'-to) Short Definition: I fall down Definition: I fall down, fall prostrate. ...
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5087. tithemi -- to place, lay, set
... different from histemi, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while
keimai is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate) -- + advise, appoint ...
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2598. kataballo -- to cast down
... kataballo Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ab-al'-lo) Short Definition: I cast, lay down
Definition: (a) mid: I lay, of a foundation, (b) met: I cast down, prostrate. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2522. chalash -- to be weak or prostrate
... 2521, 2522. chalash. 2523 . to be weak or prostrate. Transliteration: chalash
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-lash') Short Definition: prostrate. Word Origin a prim ...
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5502. sachaph -- prostrate
... 5501b, 5502. sachaph. 5503 . prostrate. Transliteration: sachaph Phonetic Spelling:
(saw-khaf') Short Definition: prostrate. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5456. sagad -- to prostrate oneself (in worship)
... 5455, 5456. sagad. 5457 . to prostrate oneself (in worship). Transliteration:
sagad Phonetic Spelling: (saw-gad') Short Definition: down. Word Origin a prim ...
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7812. shachah -- to bow down
... down (14), bowing (1), bowing down (1), bows down (1), did homage (1), down in homage
(1), homage (1), lie down (1), paid homage (3), prostrate (2), prostrated ...
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3766. kara -- to bow down
... A primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate -- bow
(down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink ...
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7511. raphas -- to stamp, tread
... humble self, submit self. A primitive root; to trample, ie Prostrate -- humble self,
submit self. 7510, 7511. raphas or raphas. 7512 . Strong's Numbers.
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7817. shachach -- to bow, be bowed down, crouch
... down (1), bowed down (3), bowing (1), bows down (1), bring down (1), brought low
(1), collapsed (1), crouch (2), despair (4), humbled (3), prostrate (1), sing ...
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1457. gahar -- to bend, crouch
... cast self down, stretch self. A primitive root; to prostrate oneself -- cast self
down, stretch self. 1456, 1457. gahar. 1458 . Strong's Numbers.
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2865. chathath -- to be shattered or dismayed
... A primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally)
by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear -- abolish, affright ...
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Library

Thee Prostrate I Adore
... No. 48 Thee prostrate I adore. THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Thee prostrate
I(adore (Adoro Te devote). St. Thomas Aquinas Translated by ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 48 thee prostrate i.htm

Of their Method of Praying.
... ended they do not hurry at once to kneel down, as some of us do in this country,
who, before the Psalm is fairly ended, make haste to prostrate themselves for ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter vii of their method.htm

Reform
... Until we are brought to know our own lost and ruined condition, self-righteousness
is the god before which every one of us will prostrate ourselves. ...
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Then Affrodosius, that Governor of the City, when News of this was ...
... But when he came into the temple, and saw all the gods lying prostrate on their
faces, he went up to the blessed Mary, who was carrying the Lord in her bosom ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of pseudo-matthew/chapter 24 then affrodosius that.htm

The 13Th Psalm of David.
... ertake me. For then, Lord, ev'ry enemy Would never cease to glory, And were
I prostrate utterly, Would ever triumph o'er me. "There ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/the 13th psalm of david.htm

The Holy Women at the Sepulchre.
... I saw the holy women coming into the garden; but when they perceived the light given
by the lamps of the sentinels, and the prostrate forms of the soldiers ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter lxiv the holy women.htm

He Shows from the Appearance of Christ Vouchsafed to the Apostle ...
... For when as he lay prostrate he saw the splendour of that divine light which he
was unable to endure, there followed this voice: "Saul, Saul, why persecutest ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter vi he shows from.htm

What Other Objection is Alleged by Our Adversaries? This...
... Since, then, there was needed a lifting up from death for the whole of our nature,
He stretches forth a hand as it were to prostrate man, and stooping down to ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/chapter xxxii what other objection.htm

Sapor King of Persia is Excited against the Christians. Symeon ...
... the man evinced his excellence and courage; for when Sapor commanded that he should
be led away to the torture, he did not fear, and would not prostrate himself ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter ix sapor king of persia.htm

The victory of Constantine, and the Blessings which under Him ...
... above, the deserved fruit of piety, the trophies of victory over the impious, and
he cast the guilty one with all his counselors and friends prostrate at the ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter ix the victory of constantine.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate.

2. (a.) Lying at mercy, as a supplicant.

3. (a.) Lying in a humble, lowly, or suppliant posture.

4. (a.) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.

5. (v. t.) To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.

6. (v. t.) to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of efficiency; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice.

7. (v. t.) To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration; to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as, he prostrated himself.

8. (v. t.) To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever.

Thesaurus

Prostrate (25 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on
the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate. ...
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Worship (332 Occurrences)
... 1. Terms: The principal Old Testament word is shachah, "depress," "bow down,"
"prostrate" (Hithpael), as in Exodus 4:31, "bowed their heads and worshipped"; so ...
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Leaning (11 Occurrences)
... In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of
Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I prostrate myself in ...
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Fall (522 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate;
to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper ...
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Attitudes (1 Occurrence)
... The most common terms are those rendered "to stand," "to bow," "to kneel" and
"prostrate oneself" or "fall on the face." It is not always easy to differentiate ...
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Prostrated (29 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Prostrate. Multi-Version Concordance
Prostrated (29 Occurrences). Matthew 2:11 So they entered ...
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Obeisance (45 Occurrences)
... But in a large number of instances the verb denotes the prostrate posture of the
worshipper in the presence of Deity, and is generally rendered, "to worship ...
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Offset (3 Occurrences)
... before, or against, something. 2. (n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes
root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. 3. (n.) A sum ...
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Lodge (64 Occurrences)
... arsenal. 15. (n.) To cause to stop or rest in; to implant. 16. (n.) To lay
down; to prostrate. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LODGE. ...
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Lay (524 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. 11. (n.) A melody; any musical
utterance. 12. (vt) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against ...
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Bible Concordance

Prostrate (25 Occurrences)

Numbers 24:4 he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
(See NIV)

Numbers 24:16 he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him.
(See RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:25 So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Yahweh had said he would destroy you.
(See RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 15:5 And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
(See JPS NAS)

2 Samuel 16:4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.
(See JPS NAS)

2 Samuel 19:18 A ferry boat went to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 18:39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, "Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!"
(See NIV)

2 Kings 5:18 In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant in this thing.
(See JPS)

1 Chronicles 29:20 David said to all the assembly, Now bless Yahweh your God. All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
(Root in WEB JPS NIV)

Job 14:10 But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?
(DBY NAS)

Psalms 36:12 There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
(See RSV)

Psalms 38:6 I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
(See RSV)

Psalms 72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
(See JPS)

Psalms 86:9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.
(See JPS)

Psalms 88:5 Prostrate among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave; whom thou rememberest no more, and who are cut off from thy hand.
(DBY)

Psalms 99:5 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning! Thou art cut down to the ground, that didst prostrate the nations!
(DBY)

Isaiah 15:3 In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their housetops, and in their broad places, every one howleth, weeping profusely.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 29:4 And you will be made low, and your voice will come out of the earth, and your words will be low out of the dust; and your voice will come out of the earth like that of a spirit, making bird-like noises out of the dust.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
(See JPS RSV)

Isaiah 51:23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; who have said to thy soul, Prostrate thyself, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
(WBS NIV)

Jeremiah 46:15 Why are your strong ones swept away? they didn't stand, because Yahweh did drive them.
(See NAS)

Daniel 2:46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.
(See NIV)

Daniel 8:17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man; for the vision belongs to the time of the end.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Prostrate

Related Terms

Worship (332 Occurrences)

Leaning (11 Occurrences)

Fall (522 Occurrences)

Attitudes (1 Occurrence)

Prostrated (29 Occurrences)

Obeisance (45 Occurrences)

Offset (3 Occurrences)

Lodge (64 Occurrences)

Lay (524 Occurrences)