Lexicon prótoklisia: the chief place (at the table) Original Word: πρωτοκλισία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: prótoklisia Phonetic Spelling: (pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah) Short Definition: the chief place at a banquet Definition: the chief place at a banquet or table. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom prótos and klisiaDefinitionthe chief place (at the table) NASB Translationplace of honor (2), places of honor (3).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4411: πρωτοκλισίαπρωτοκλισία, πρωτοκλισίας, ἡ ( πρῶτος and κλισία), the first reclining-place, the chief place, at table (cf. Rich, Dict. of Rom. and Greek Antiq. under the phrase, lectus tricliniaris; the relative rank of the several places at table varied among Persians, Greeks, and Romans; and what arrangement was currently followed by the Jews in Christ's day can hardly, perhaps, be determined; (yet see Edersheim. Jesus the Messiah, ii., pp. 207f 494)): Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 11:43 Lachmann in brackets; . (Ecclesiastical writings).
Strong's chief place, seat of honor From protos and klisia; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. Preeminence at meals -- chief (highest, uppermost) room. see GREEK protos see GREEK klisia |
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