What does καθέδρα · Μωσεύς mean in the Bible?
καθέδρα · Μωσεύς is a Greek phrase meaning "the authoritative teaching seat associated with Moses and the Mosaic Law".
Greek · G2515, G3475
καθέδρας Μωϋσέως
A bench (literally or figuratively) · Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
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καθέδρα G2515 a bench (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation kathédra
A seat of authority and teaching, particularly designating the elevated position of a rabbi or teacher.
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Μωσεύς G3475 Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
Pronunciation Mōseús
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What does καθέδρας Μωϋσέως (kathedras Moyseos) mean in the Bible?
καθέδρα · Μωσεύς is a Greek phrase meaning "the authoritative teaching seat associated with Moses and the Mosaic Law".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2515, G3475?
G2515, G3475 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the authoritative teaching seat associated with Moses and the Mosaic Law
Source Gloss
the authoritative teaching seat associated with Moses and the Mosaic Law
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 23:2 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 21:12 · Mark 11:15 2×
Word Origins
καθέδρας Μωϋσέως is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain