A stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate
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Thronos means a throne or elevated seat of royal authority, judgment, and rule. Gabriel promises Jesus the throne of David, Hebrews invites believers to the throne of grace through the sympathetic High Priest and portrays Jesus seated at God's right hand after enduring the cross, Revelation centers heaven on the One seated on the throne, and Matthew shows the Son of Man on His glorious throne judging the nations.
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Thronos means a throne or elevated seat of royal authority, judgment, and rule. Gabriel promises Jesus the throne of David, Hebrews invites believers to the throne of grace through the sympathetic High Priest and portrays Jesus seated at God's right hand after enduring the cross, Revelation centers heaven on the One seated on the throne, and Matthew shows.
The BSB source-word alignment has 62 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include throne (51), thrones (5), - (1), [it] (1), [the] thrones (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (47), Matthew (5), Hebrews (4), Luke (3).
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Thronos means a throne or elevated seat of royal authority, judgment, and rule. Gabriel promises Jesus the throne of David, Hebrews invites believers to the throne of grace through the sympathetic High Priest and portrays Jesus seated at God's right hand after enduring the cross, Revelation centers heaven on the One seated on the throne, and Matthew shows the Son of Man on His glorious throne judging the nations.
The image gathers kingship, access, worship, sovereignty, and judgment without making every human chair or office sacred. God's throne exposes all derivative authority as accountable. Christian leaders may not claim royal immunity, and political power cannot become the church's savior. In Christ, majestic rule and merciful access meet without weakening final justice.
Thronos names the seat of sovereign rule. The selected witnesses identify Jesus' Davidic kingship, gracious priestly access, exaltation after the cross, heaven's worshiping center, and final judgment.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Luke 1:32 promises that the Lord God will give Jesus the throne of His father David. His royal identity fulfills covenant hope and His kingdom has no end.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 invites believers to approach the throne of grace with confidence to receive mercy and timely help because Jesus is the compassionate High Priest.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2 says Jesus endured the cross, despised its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God's throne. Exaltation follows faithful suffering.
At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.
Revelation 4:2 presents a throne standing in heaven with One seated upon it. The vision relocates ultimate sovereignty above earthly turmoil.
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
Matthew 25:31 says the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne when He comes with the angels, then separates the nations in judgment.
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Greek word. Seat of authority and sovereign power, whether held by God, Christ, angels, or earthly rulers.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
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Anchors Jesus’ kingship in the Davidic covenant.Luke 1:26–38
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Thronos places ultimate authority where it belongs. Jesus inherits David's promised throne, yet His path to exaltation passes through the cross rather than domination. Hebrews can therefore call God's royal seat a throne of grace and invite needy people to approach through a sympathetic High Priest. Revelation's throne anchors worship and sovereignty when earthly power appears chaotic.
Matthew adds final judgment, where the enthroned Son of Man exposes how nations treated the least. Churches should approach God boldly, worship with reverence, practice mercy, and refuse to make pastors or politicians quasi-kings. Every office is temporary and answerable. Christ's throne joins welcome for those seeking help with justice for those harmed; grace is not institutional immunity.
Heb.4.16
Thronos denotes a throne, royal seat, or seat of authoritative judgment. Its referent may be divine, messianic, angelic, or human, so the occupant and scene govern its force.
David's throne, prophetic throne visions, the mercy seat, and royal judgment prepare the New Testament union of kingship, worship, access, and justice.