to do homage
se.gid denotes the act of bowing in homage, especially before the king’s golden image.
The attested use describes bowing in homage before a person or an image. Most occurrences concern the commanded, performed, or refused act of falling down before Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image; Daniel 2:46 shows the act directed toward Daniel.
Senses in use
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Bowing before the golden image · dominant
In Daniel 3:5 and Daniel 3:7, the verb occurs in clauses where people are to fall down, and then do so, before the image set up by Nebuchadnezzar. The same action is stated negatively in Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:18, and Daniel 3:28, where the image is not to receive it; the APB renders the surrounding clauses with “worship.”
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Homage directed toward Daniel · rare
In Daniel 2:46, the Qal perfect singular form follows the king’s falling on his face and is directed toward Daniel. The APB renders the clause “paid homage to Daniel,” confirming the verse’s presentation of an act of homage toward him.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the relevant clauses with “worship” in the image-setting of Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, and Daniel 3:12, while Daniel 2:46 has “paid homage to Daniel.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than establish separate lexical senses.