Revelation 4:10
Context4:10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground 1 before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns 2 before his 3 throne, saying:
Revelation 7:11
Context7:11 And all the angels stood 4 there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground 5 before the throne and worshiped God,
1 tn Grk “the twenty-four elders fall down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
2 sn See the note on the word crown in Rev 3:11.
3 tn The pronoun “his” is understood from the demonstrative force of the article τοῦ (tou) before θρόνου (qronou).
4 tn The verb is pluperfect, but the force is simple past. See ExSyn 586.
5 tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”