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προσκύνησις

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: προσκῠνησις Medium diacritics: προσκύνησις Low diacritics: προσκύνησις Capitals: ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: proskýnēsis Transliteration B: proskynēsis Transliteration C: proskynisis Beta Code: prosku/nhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, adoration, obeisance, Pl.Lg.887e (pl.); τὰ βαρβαρικά, οἷον προσκυνήσεις Arist.Rh.1361a36, cf. Phld.Piet.69 (pl.), Plu.Alex.54, Arr.An.4.11.8; προσκύνησις καὶ ἀσπασμός (in a petitioner's letter) PFlor.296.57 (vi A.D.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 771] ἡ, das Verehren, Anbeten; Plat. Legg. X, 887 e; Plut. u. A.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

προσκύνησις: ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 887Ε· τὰ βαρβαρικά, οἷον προσκυνήσεις καὶ ἐκστάσεις Ἀριστ. Ρητ. 1. 5, 9, πρβλ. πρβλ. Πλουτ. Ἀλέξ. 54.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
prosternation, adoration.
Étymologie: προσκυνέω.

Greek Monotonic

προσκύνησις: ἡ, λατρεία, προσκύνημα, υπόκλιση, σε Αριστ., Πλούτ.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

προσκύνησις -εως, ἡ [προσκυνέω] eerbetoon.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

προσκύνησις: εως (ῠ) ἡ падание ниц, благоговейное приветствие Plat., Arst., Plut.

Middle Liddell

προσκύνησις, εως, [from προσκῠνέω]
adoration, obeisance, a salam, Arist., Plut.

English (Woodhouse)

obeisance

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