Matthew 28:9

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
as	Ὡς Hōs	G5613	which how · particle
went	ἐπορεύοντο eporeuonto	G4198	to traverse · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
tell	ἀπαγγεῖλαι apangeilai	G518	to announce · verb — aorist active infinitive
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples	μαθηταῖς mathētais	G3101	a learner · noun — dative plural masculine
behold	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
met	ἀπαντάω apantáō	G528	to meet away
them	αὐταῖς autais	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural feminine
saying	λέγων· legōn	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
All hail	χαίρετε. chairete	G5463	to be "cheer"ful · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
came	προσελθοῦσαι proselthousai	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural feminine
held	ἐκράτησαν ekratēsan	G2902	to use strength · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
feet	πόδας podas	G4228	a "foot" (figuratively or literally) · noun — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
worshipped	προσεκύνησαν prosekunēsan	G4352	to fawn or crouch to · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ.¶ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Matthew 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Matthew 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
John 20:14-17 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Luke 24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
John 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the hous…
Revelation 5:11-14 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thou…
Mark 16:9-10 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 28:9

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail!--the usual salute, but from the lips of Jesus bearing a higher signification. And they came and held him by the feet--How truly womanly!

John Gill on Matthew 28:9

And as they went to tell his disciples,.... This clause is wanting in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, and in Beza's most ancient copy; but it stands in the Ethiopic version, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, behold, Jesus met them: that they might be confirmed in what the angel had told them, and their fear might be removed, and their joy increased; and also be capable of reporting to the disciples not only what they had heard from the angel, but what they had seen themselves; they being now eyewitnesses, as well as earwitnesses of his resurrection: so souls in the way of their duty, as these women were, oftentimes meet with Jesus, and he with them, as they may expect,…

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John Calvin on Matthew 28:8-10

Matthew 28:8-10 Matthew 28:8-10 Mark 16:8-11 Luke 24:9-12 8. And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to inform his disciples. 9. And while they went to inform his disciples, then, lo, Jesus met them, saying, Hail. [305] And they approached, and held his feet, and worshipped him. 10. Then Jesus saith to them, Fear not; go, tell my brethren to go into Galilee; and there shall they see me. 8. And they went away quickly, and fled from the tomb; for they were seized with trembling and amazement, and said nothing to any person; for they were afraid. 9. Now, when Jesus was risen early on the first day of the Sabbath, [306] he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, o…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 28:1-10

The discovery of the empty tomb and the various resurrection appearances are presented with different emphases in each of the four Gospels. Matthew focuses on the reunion in Galilee, the attempt on the part of the Jewish leaders to discredit the resurrection, and the significance of the resurrection for the salvation of the world. 28:1 Mary Magdalene (see 27:56): The mention of two women as witnesses lends credibility to the historicity of the account—an inventor of tales would not have used women as witnesses, since a woman’s testimony was considered less reliable than a man’s.

The Church Fathers

The women having been comforted by the Angel, are straightway met by the Lord, that when they should proclaim His resurrection to the disciples, they should speak rather from Christ's own mouth than from an Angel's.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

They who thus desired, and who thus ran, merited to have their rising Lord come to meet them; whence it follows, And, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. The women ought first to hear this Hail, that the curse of the woman Eve may be removed in these women.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Hereby He showed that He will meet with His help all those who begin the ways of virtue, and enable them to attain to everlasting salvation. It was told above how He rose when the sepulchre was closed, to show that that body which had been shut up therein dead, was now become immortal. He now offers His feet to be held by the women, to show that He had real flesh, which can be touched by mortal creatures.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Adoration — The acts and postures by which the Hebrews expressed adoration bear a great similarity to those still in use among Oriental nations. To rise up and suddenly prostrate the body was the most simple…
Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Sabbath — (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning “to rest from labour”), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). “The sabbath was made for…
Love · .Mary Magdalene and other disciples — .Mary Magdalene and other disciples
Mary · .Recognizes Jesus after the resurrection — .Recognizes Jesus after the resurrection
Resurrection Of Christ, The · He appeared after to: The women — He appeared after to: The women
Salutations · “All hail,” — “All hail,”

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).