Philippians 2:10

World English Bible (2000)

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those 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 have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath. 24 They will say of me, 'There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.'" Even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed. 25 In Yahweh shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
• Matt 28:18 : 18 Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
• Heb 1:6 : 6 Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."
• Rev 5:13-14 : 13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!" 14 The four living creatures said, "Amen!" The elders fell down and worshiped.
• Rev 20:13 : 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
• John 5:28-29 : 28 Don't marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice, 29 and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
• Rom 14:10-11 : 10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'"
• Eph 1:10 : 10 to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
• Matt 27:29 : 29 They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Rom 11:4 : 4 But how does God answer him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
• Eph 3:14 : 14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Eph 4:9 : 9 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
• Gen 41:43 : 43 and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, "Bow the knee!" He set him over all the land of Egypt.
• Matt 12:40 : 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.