Lexicon kathedra: a seat Original Word: καθέδρα, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: kathedra Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ed'-rah) Short Definition: a seat, chair Definition: a seat, chair. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kata and the same as hedraiosDefinitiona seat NASB Translationchair (1), seats (2).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2515: καθέδρακαθέδρα, καθέδρας, ἡ ( κατά and ἕδρα), a chair, seat: Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15 (Sir. 12:12; Herodian, 2, 3, 17 (7 edition, Bekker)); of the exalted seat occupied by men of eminent rank or influence, as teachers and judges: ἐπί τῆς Μωϋσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν, sit on the seat which Moses formerly occupied, i. e. bear themselves as Moses' successors in explaining and defending his law, Matthew 23:2. (the Sept. for מושָׁב and שֶׁבֶת. ( Xenophon, Aristotle, others.))
Strong's seat. From kata and the same as hedraios; a bench (literally or figuratively) -- seat. see GREEK kata see GREEK hedraios |