Revelation 22:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: {G1063} I am a {G4675} fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ λέγει μοι, Ὅρα μή: σύνδουλός σού γὰρ εἰμι, καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου τῶν προφητῶν, καὶ τῶν τηρούντων τοὺς λόγους τοῦ βιβλίου τούτου: τῷ Θεῷ προσκύνησον.

Transliteration

And legei to me, Hora mē: syndoulos sou for eimi, and of the adelphōn sou of the prophētōn, and of the ones tērountōn the logous of the bibliou toutou: to the Theō proskynēson.

Grammar Details

*legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
*Hora*: present active imperative, 2nd singular - see/look
*mē*: negative particle - not
*syndoulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fellow servant
*sou*: genitive, singular - of you
*eimi*: present indicative, 1st singular - I am
*adelphōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren
*prophētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - prophets
*tērountōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - keeping
*logous*: accusative, masculine, plural - words
*bibliou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of book/scroll
*toutou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of this
*Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - to God
*proskynēson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - worship

Word Meanings

*Hora mē*: See that you do not/Look, do not
*syndoulos*: fellow servant/companion in service
*adelphōn*: brothers/brethren/fellow believers
*tērountōn*: keeping/observing/guarding
*proskynēson*: worship/prostrate yourself before/bow down to

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Col 2:18-19 : 18 Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God.
1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Rev 4:10 : 10 the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Rev 9:20 : 20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:
Rev 14:7 : 7 and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.
Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear, {G4571} O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
Exod 34:14 : 14 (for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);
Deut 4:19 : 19 and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
2 Kgs 17:36 : 36 but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:
Ps 45:11 : 11 So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; And reverence thou him.
Rev 22:10 : 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
Rev 22:18 : 18 {G1063} I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
John 4:22-23 : 22 Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.
Matt 4:9 : 9 and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Luke 4:7 : 7 If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.

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