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Revelation 7:11

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the faces” (τὰ πρόσωπα) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “face” (πρόσωπον) before them here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοιangeloiangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “angels”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelsεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanstoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “stood”, a completed action before another past momentG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.stoodκύκλῳkuklōround aboutκύκλῳpreposition — “round about”G2945a circle, ring.round aboutτοῦtoutheὁ (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”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnabout the eldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “about the elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.about the eldersκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τεσσάρωνtessarōnfourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “four”, the of-formG5064four.the fourζῴωνzōōnbeastsζῷον (zōon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “beasts”, the of-formG2226an animal, living creature.beastsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔπεσανepesanfellπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “fell”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.fellἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “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 throneἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπαprosōpafacesπρόσωπον (prosōpon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “faces”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.facesαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanworshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “worshipped”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.worshippedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πρόσωπονprosōponfacesπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “faces”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And all the messengers stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell upon their face, and bowed before God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

Young’s Literal Translation

And all the messengers stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell upon their face, and bowed before God,

World English Bible

All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,

Darby Translation

And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,

Douay-Rheims

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and the ancients, and the four living creatures; and they fell down before the throne upon their faces, and adored God,

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