Greek · G25, G4410

ἀγαπᾶτε τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν

To love (in a social or moral sense) · seat of honor

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ἀγαπάω G25 to love (in a social or moral sense)

Pronunciation agapáō

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πρωτοκαθεδρία G4410 seat of honor

Pronunciation prōtokathedría

Chief seat in synagogue or banquet; symbol of social prominence and spiritual authority status

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What does ἀγαπᾶτε τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν (agapate tēn prōtokathedrian) mean in the Bible?

ἀγαπάω · πρωτοκαθεδρία is a Greek phrase meaning "you love the chief seat".

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What does ἀγαπάω · πρωτοκαθεδρία mean in the Bible?

ἀγαπάω · πρωτοκαθεδρία is a Greek phrase meaning "you love the chief seat".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G25, G4410?

G25, G4410 is connected to 143 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. you love the chief seat

Strong's G25, G4410

Lexical occurrences 143 verses Word forms 5 forms 143 references

Source Gloss

you love the chief seat

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 143 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive

Tenses

Present Aorist Future Imperfect Perfect

Voices

Active Passive

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 37×

Present Active John 14:21 · John 14:24 · Rom 13:8 · 2 Cor 12:15 · Eph 5:28 · 1 John 2:10 · 1 John 3:10 · 1 John 3:14 · 1 John 4:7 · 1 John 4:8 · 1 John 4:20 · 1 John 4:21 · 1 John 5:1 · Rom 8:28 · 1 Cor 2:9 · Jas 1:12 23×

Perfect Passive Rom 9:25 · Rev 20:9 · 1 Thess 1:4 · 2 Thess 2:13 · Eph 1:6 · Col 3:12 · Jude 1:1 8×

Aorist Active John 13:1 · 2 Thess 2:16 · 2 Tim 4:10 · Rom 8:37 · Gal 2:20 5×

Perfect Active 2 Tim 4:8 1×

Indicative states a fact or reality 73×

Aorist Active Mark 10:21 · Luke 7:47 · John 3:16 · John 13:1 · John 15:9 · Eph 2:4 · Eph 5:2 · Eph 5:25 · 2 Pet 2:15 · 1 John 4:10 · 1 John 4:11 · 1 John 4:19 · John 13:34 · John 15:12 · Rom 9:13 · Rev 3:9 25×

Present Active Luke 7:5 · Luke 7:47 · John 3:35 · John 10:17 · 1 Cor 8:3 · 2 Cor 9:7 · Eph 5:28 · Heb 12:6 · 1 John 5:1 · John 14:31 · 2 Cor 11:11 · 1 John 4:20 · 2 John 1:1 · 3 John 1:1 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 11:43 23×

Future Active Matt 5:43 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 22:39 · Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:31 · Luke 10:27 · Rom 13:9 · Gal 5:14 · Jas 2:8 · Matt 6:24 · Luke 7:42 · Luke 16:13 · John 14:23 · John 14:21 15×

Imperfect Active John 11:5 · John 13:23 · John 19:26 · John 21:7 · John 21:20 · John 8:42 · John 14:28 7×

Future Passive John 14:21 1×

Present Passive 2 Cor 12:15 1×

Perfect Active 1 John 4:10 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 8×

Present Active Mark 12:33 · Rom 13:8 · Eph 5:28 · 1 Thess 4:9 · 1 Pet 3:10 · 1 John 4:11 · 1 John 4:20 8×

Imperative command or strong request 9×

Present Active Matt 5:44 · Luke 6:27 · Luke 6:35 · Eph 5:25 · Col 3:19 · 1 Pet 2:17 · 1 John 2:15 · Eph 5:33 8×

Aorist Active 1 Pet 1:22 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 16×

Present Active 1 John 3:11 · 1 John 3:18 · 1 John 3:23 · 1 John 4:7 · 1 John 4:12 · 1 John 5:2 · 2 John 1:5 · John 13:34 · John 14:15 · John 15:12 · John 15:17 · John 14:23 · 1 John 2:15 · 1 John 4:21 15×

Aorist Active Matt 5:46 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 143 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 25 ongoing 24 prospective 16 resultant 1 imperative 9 background 7 subjunctive 16 infinitive 8 participle 37

Tense

present 78 aorist 32 future 16 perfect 10 imperfect 7

Voice

active 133 passive 10

Mood

indicative 73 participle 37 subjunctive 16 imperative 9 infinitive 8

NT Occurrences

Matthew 5:43 Ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:44 ἀγαπᾶτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 5:46 ἀγαπήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:46 ἀγαπῶντας present active participle participle Matthew 6:24 ἀγαπήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 19:19 Ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:37 Ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:39 Ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Mark 10:21 ἠγάπησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:30 ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Mark 12:31 Ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Mark 12:33 ἀγαπᾶν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 12:33 ἀγαπᾶν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 6:27 ἀγαπᾶτε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:32 ἀγαπᾶτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 6:32 ἀγαπῶντας present active participle participle Luke 6:32 ἀγαπῶντας present active participle participle Luke 6:32 ἀγαπῶσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 6:35 ἀγαπᾶτε present active imperative imperative Luke 7:42 ἀγαπήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 7:47 ἠγάπησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:47 ἀγαπᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:5 ἀγαπᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 10:27 Ἀγαπήσεις future active indicative prospective Luke 11:43 ἀγαπᾶτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 16:13 ἀγαπήσει future active indicative prospective John 3:16 ἠγάπησεν aorist active indicative completed John 3:19 ἠγάπησαν aorist active indicative completed John 3:35 ἀγαπᾷ present active indicative ongoing John 8:42 ἠγαπᾶτε imperfect active indicative background John 10:17 ἀγαπᾷ present active indicative ongoing John 11:5 ἠγάπα imperfect active indicative background John 12:43 ἠγάπησαν aorist active indicative completed John 13:1 ἀγαπήσας aorist active participle participle John 13:1 ἠγάπησεν aorist active indicative completed John 13:23 ἠγάπα imperfect active indicative background John 13:34 ἀγαπᾶτε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 13:34 ἠγάπησα aorist active indicative completed John 13:34 ἀγαπᾶτε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 14:15 ἀγαπᾶτέ present active subjunctive subjunctive +103 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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