What Does “Prostrate” Mean in the Bible?
To kneel or bow down to the ground, as a sign of respect.
A detail
- In Mark 1:7: to bend down to the ground to untie the sandals.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 1:7
What the Bible says
Mark 1:7
And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “postrar”; Mark 1:7 (NABRE: “stoop”)