καθέδρα
kathedra · seat
Greek word · Strong’s number G2515 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kathedra (καθέδρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “seat”.
Chair.
How to say it
ka·the·dra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A chair, where one sits.
- The place of authority of one teaching the law.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- seats ×2
- seat ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 21:12
And Jesus entered into the temple and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
- Matthew 23:2
saying, “On Moses’ seat the scribes and the Pharisees have sat down.
- Mark 11:15
And they come to Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, he began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.