King James Version

Revelation 4:10

The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will worship” (προσκυνήσουσιν) before [One] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will cast” (βαλοῦσιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they do worship” (προσκυνοῦσιν) before [One] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and they do cast” (καὶ βάλλουσιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πεσοῦνταιpesountaifall downπίπτω (piptō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “fall down”, an action still aheadG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.This verse uses “fall”.fall downοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἴκοσιeikositwentyεἴκοσι(ν) (eikosin)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “twenty”, the subject formG1501twenty.τέσσαρεςtessaresfourτέσσαρεςadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “four”, the subject formG5064four.πρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroielderπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “elder”, the subject formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καθημένουkathēmenouhim that satκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “him that sat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.him that satἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinworshipπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “worship”, an action still aheadG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.worshipτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ζῶντιzōntihim that livethζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “him that liveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.him that livethεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναςaiōnaseverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.everτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰώνωνaiōnōnand everαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “and ever”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.and everκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβαλοῦσινbalousincastβάλλω (ballō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “cast”, an action still aheadG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.castτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στεφάνουςstephanouscrownsστέφανος (stephanos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “crowns”, the object formG4735a crown, garland, honor, glory.crownsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saying

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

προσκυνοῦσινproskunousinworshipπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “worship”, an action still aheadG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.βάλλουσινballousincastβάλλω (ballō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “cast”, an action still aheadG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

fall down do the twenty and four elders before Him who is sitting upon the throne, and bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

fall down do the twenty and four elders before Him who is sitting upon the throne, and bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

World English Bible

the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,

Darby Translation

the twenty-four elders shall fall before him that sits upon the throne, and do homage to him that lives to the ages of ages; and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Douay-Rheims

The four and twenty ancients fell down before him that sitteth on the throne, and adored him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

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