Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the four and twenty ancients who sit on their seats in the sight of God, fell on their faces and adored God, saying: Revelation 4:4,10 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats, four and twenty ancients sitting, clothed in white garments. And on their heads were crowns of gold. . . . Revelation 5:5-8,14 And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not: behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof. . . . Revelation 7:11 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, Revelation 19:4 And the four and twenty ancients and the four living creatures fell down and adored God that sitteth upon the throne, saying: Amen. Alleluia. Context The Seventh Trumpet15And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen. 16And the four and twenty ancients who sit on their seats in the sight of God, fell on their faces and adored God, saying: 17We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who art and who wast and who art to come: because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and thou hast reigned.… Cross References Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Revelation 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats, four and twenty ancients sitting, clothed in white garments. And on their heads were crowns of gold. Revelation 4:10 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: Lexicon AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. twenty-four εἴκοσι (eikosi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1501: Twenty. Of uncertain affinity; a score. elders πρεσβύτεροι (presbyteroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 4245: Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian 'presbyter'. who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sit καθήμενοι (kathēmenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. thrones θρόνους (thronous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate. before ἐνώπιον (enōpion) Preposition Strong's Greek 1799: Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of. God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. fell ἔπεσαν (epesan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. faces πρόσωπα (prosōpa) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 4383: From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. worshiped προσεκύνησαν (prosekynēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4352: From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. God, Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Additional Translations And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, And the twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell upon their faces and worshiped God, And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell on their faces, and worshipped God, And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God, And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, And the four and twenty elders, which sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God, And the four and twenty elders, who sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God, Then the twenty-four Elders, who sit on thrones in the presence of God, fell on their faces and worshipped God, The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God's throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God, and the twenty and four elders, who before God are sitting upon their thrones, did fall upon their faces, and did bow before God, Jump to Previous Bow Elders Faces Fall Fell Four God's High Presence Rulers Sat Seated Seats Sit Sitting Throne Thrones Twenty Twenty-Four Worship Worshiped WorshippedJump to Next Bow Elders Faces Fall Fell Four God's High Presence Rulers Sat Seated Seats Sit Sitting Throne Thrones Twenty Twenty-Four Worship Worshiped WorshippedExternal Links Revelation 11:16 NIVRevelation 11:16 NLT Revelation 11:16 ESV Revelation 11:16 NASB Revelation 11:16 ASV Revelation 11:16 Bible Apps Revelation 11:16 Biblia Paralela Revelation 11:16 Chinese Bible Revelation 11:16 French Bible Revelation 11:16 German Bible Alphabetical: And before elders faces fell God on seated sit the their thrones twenty-four were who worshiped NT Prophecy: Revelation 11:16 The twenty-four elders who sit on their (Rev. 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