Most often in contemporary Christian understanding, worship is considered to be the acts of a local gathering of believers. This article suggests that this is misleading and argues that the Greek word "proskuneo" is never used in the New Testament in the sense of "worship." It is rather an expression of a relationship to the Spirit and truth of Christ, as demonstrated in John 4. The article first provides a survey of the Old and New Testament words that stand for worship, then discusses John 4 and its use of proskuneo, and then finally the use of this term by the Apostolic Fathers.