Revelation 22:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Col 2:18-19 : 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth 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 may 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 fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Rev 9:20 : 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Rev 14:7 : 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Exod 34:14 : 14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, 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, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
2 Kgs 17:36 : 36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
Ps 45:11 : 11 So shall the king greatly desire{H8691)} thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship{H8690)} thou him.
Rev 22:10 : 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Rev 22:18 : 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
John 4:22-23 : 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Matt 4:9 : 9 And saith 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 me, all shall be thine.

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