2515. kathedra
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kathedra: Seat, Chair

Original Word: καθέδρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kathedra
Pronunciation: kath-AY-drah
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ed'-rah)
KJV: seat
NASB: seats, chair
Word Origin: [from G2596 (κατά - according) and the same as G1476 (ἑδραῖος - steadfast)]

1. a bench
{literally or figuratively}

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
seat.

From kata and the same as hedraios; a bench (literally or figuratively) -- seat.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK hedraios

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kata and the same as hedraios
Definition
a seat
NASB Translation
chair (1), seats (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2515: καθέδρα

καθέδρα, καθέδρας, (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.))

Forms and Transliterations
καθέδρα καθέδραν καθεδρας καθέδρας kathedras kathédras
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 21:12 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων
NAS: of the money changers and the seats of those
KJV: and the seats of them that sold
INT: and the seats of those selling

Matthew 23:2 N-GFS
GRK: τῆς Μωυσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν οἱ
NAS: have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
KJV: in Moses' seat:
INT: Moses' seat have sat down the

Mark 11:15 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων
NAS: of the money changers and the seats of those
KJV: and the seats of them
INT: and the seats of those selling

Strong's Greek 2515
3 Occurrences


καθέδρας — 3 Occ.

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