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AndΚαὶthe twenty-fourοἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρεςeldersπρεσβύτεροιwhoοἱsitκαθήμενοιbeforeἐνώπιονGodτοῦ θεοῦonἐπὶtheir thronesτοὺς θρόνους αὐτῶνfellἔπεσανonἐπὶtheir facesτὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶνandκαὶworshipedπροσεκύνησανGod,τῷ θεῷ
Revelation 11:16
Study it in the app“And the twenty-four elders who sit before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God,”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 11:16, word by word
- the twenty-fourεἴκοσιeikosi
twenty
Twenty.
Where else “eikosi” appears- the twenty-fourτέσσαρεςtessares
four
Four.
Where else “tessares” appears- eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyteroi” appears- sitκαθήμενοιkathēmenoi
reign
To be on the throne, to reign.
Where else “kathēmenoi” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- their thronesθρόνουςthronous
throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
Where else “thronous” appears- fellἔπεσανepesan
fall down
To fall down before someone to plead or worship.
Where else “epesan” appears- their facesπρόσωπαprosōpa
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpa” appears- worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekynēsan
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “prosekynēsan” appears
The context
15And the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign to the ages of the ages.”
16 · This verse (above)
17saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God the Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.