καθέδρα kathedra · G2515
seat
καθ-έδρα, -ας, ἡ; (κατά, + ἔδρα, a seat) [in LXX for מוֹשָׁב and cogn. forms ; ] ; a chair, seat: Mat.21:12, Mrk.11:16; of teachers, Mat.23:2.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
καθέδρ-α, ἡ, ; seat, κ. τοῦ λαγῶ a hare's seat or form, []; chair, []; opposed to κλίνη, []; of rowers' seats, []; κ. λοιμῶν, πρεσβυτέρων, []; 2 sitting part, posteriors, []; 3 base of a column, []; II sitting posture, []; II.2 sitting idle, inaction, ἐν τῇ καθέδρᾳ []; II.3 session, []; III chair of a teacher, ἐπὶ τῆς Μωυσέως κ. ἐκάθισαν []; professorial chair, ἐπὶ τῆς κ. σοφιστής []; IV imperial throne, τὸν ἐπὶ τῇ κ. τοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος, the Emperor's representative, []
Where it's used 3 times
Matthew 21:12 · Matthew 23:2 · Mark 11:15
Source: TBESG G2515; TFLSJ G2515
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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