Philippians 2:10

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth–

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἵνα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ, ἐπουρανίων, καὶ ἐπιγείων, καὶ καταχθονίων·

Transliteration

That in the onomati Iēsou all gony kampsē, of epouraniōn, and of epigeiōn, and of katachthoniōn;

Grammar Details

• *onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - in name
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus
• *gony*: nominative, neuter, singular - knee
• *kampsē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - should bow/bend
• *epouraniōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of heavenly beings/those in heaven
• *epigeiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of earthly beings/those on earth
• *katachthoniōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of beings under the earth/those underground

Word Meanings

• *gony kampsē*: should bow/bend the knee/kneel
• *epouraniōn*: heavenly beings/those in heaven/celestials
• *epigeiōn*: earthly beings/those on earth/terrestrials
• *katachthoniōn*: beings under the earth/those underground/infernals

Referenced Verses

• Isa 45:23-25 : 23 I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm; 24 they will say about me,“Yes, the LORD is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him. 25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the LORD and will boast in him.
• Matt 28:18 : 18 Then Jesus came up and said to them,“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• Heb 1:6 : 6 But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says,“Let all the angels of God worship him!”
• Rev 5:13-14 : 13 Then I heard every creature– in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them– singing:“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures were saying“Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground and worshiped.
• Rev 20:13 : 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
• John 5:28-29 : 28 “Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and will come out– the ones who have done what is good to the resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.
• Rom 14:10-11 : 10 But you who eat vegetables only– why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything– why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”
• Eph 1:10 : 10 toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ– the things in heaven and the things on earth.
• Matt 27:29 : 29 and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:
• Rom 11:4 : 4 But what was the divine response to him?“I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”
• Eph 3:14 : 14 Prayer for Strengthened Love For this reason I kneel before the Father,
• Eph 4:9 : 9 Now what is the meaning of“he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?
• Gen 41:43 : 43 Pharaoh had him ride in the chariot used by his second-in-command, and they cried out before him,“Kneel down!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
• Matt 12:40 : 40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.