Revelation 11:16
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,”
εἴκοσι
Twenty, a score. Eíkosi. Numbers in Scripture mark moments of waiting, testing, and fulfillment. Jacob labored twenty years before returning to the promised land. Count the years. God is present in every one.
τέσσαρες
four
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τέσσαρες
Four. Téssares. Four corners of the earth, four winds of heaven, four living creatures around the throne. In Scripture, four often marks the fullness of creation. God's reach leaves nothing uncovered.
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πρεσβύτερος
elders
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πρεσβύτερος
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
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θρόνος
throne of
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θρόνος
Throne, seat of authority. Thronos. The throne of grace. We can approach it boldly. The throne that could terrify has become a throne of grace through the blood of Jesus.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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κάθημαι
sitting
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κάθημαι
Seated, dwelling, residing. Káthēmai. Jesus sat down to teach, and to reign. To be seated is to be established, settled, at rest in a place of authority. Sit in the presence of the One who is enthroned.
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πίπτω
fell
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πίπτω
To fall, to drop, to fail. Pipto. A sparrow does not fall to the ground outside your Father's care. Nothing happens to you by accident. Every fall is within the knowledge of God.
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πρόσωπον
faces
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πρόσωπον
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
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προσκυνέω
worshiped
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προσκυνέω
to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore)
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