| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’, linking this promise to the preceding eschatological vision. The finite verb opsontai {ὄψονται | óps-on-tai} ‘they will see’ is future middle indicative, indicating an experiential act of vision by the servants. The noun phrase to prosopon autou {τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ | tó pró-sō-pon au-toû} ‘the face of Him’ uses the definite article for emphasis, with autou marking genitive possession of the divine figure. A parallel object appears in to onoma autou {τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ | tó ó-no-ma au-toû} ‘the name of Him’, balancing personal presence with identity. The prepositional phrase epi tôn metopon autōn {ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν | e-pí tôn me-tṓ-pōn au-tṓn} ‘upon their foreheads’ uses epi with the genitive to denote visible location, signifying the seal of belonging. This chiastic structure—from seeing His face to bearing His name—emphasizes progression from relational encounter to permanent identification in the consummated kingdom. |