King James Version

Revelation 22:4

And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὄψονταιopsontaithey shall seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they shall see”, an action still aheadG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).they shall seeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.faceαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτοῦautoutheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μετώπωνmetōpōnforeheadsμέτωπον (metōpon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “foreheads”, the of-formG3359the forehead, front.foreheadsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they shall see His face, and His name [is] upon their foreheads,

Translation Note

ὄψονται τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ: “they will see his face, and his name.” The singular continues the “him” of verse 3, the throne of God and of the Lamb.

The King James reads “they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.”

King James Version. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they shall see His face, and His name [is] upon their foreheads,

World English Bible

They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Darby Translation

and they shall see his face; and his name [is] on their foreheads.

Douay-Rheims

And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their foreheads.

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