at the feet of

English

WOTD – 5 February 2011

Preposition

at the feet of

(idiomatic) As a disciple, student, subordinate or worshiper of.
- Acts 22:3, Holy Bible, English Standard Version:
  I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: Situated near the feet of.

Translations

very devoted to

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} تَحْتَ نَاظِرَيْ‎‎ (taḥta nāẓiray)
Egyptian Arabic: تحت إيد‎‎ (taḥt ʾyid)
Finnish: jalkojen juuressa

French: aux pieds de, tout dévoué à, idolâtre de, obnubilé par, subjugué par
Spanish: a los pies de, servicial a, sacrificado a, afectísimo, subyugado (es)

very near to

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} تَحْتَ نَاظِرَيْ‎‎ (taḥta nāẓiray)
Egyptian Arabic: تحت فخد‎‎ (taḥt faḵd), تحت إيد‎‎ (taḥt ʾyid)
Finnish: juurella, vieressä (fi)

French: de la filiation de, du lignage de, du sang dede l'école de, de l'atelier de, de la suite de, issu du tablier de, dans le droit fil de, né dans le sérail de,
Spanish: del estirpe de, de la sangre de, del parentesco de, de la filiación de, de la escuela de, del estudio de

See also

lay something at the feet of

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