What does καθέδρα (kathédra) mean in the Bible?
καθέδρα (kathédra): A seat of authority and teaching, particularly designating the elevated position of a rabbi or teacher.
Greek · G2515
καθέδρα
A bench (literally or figuratively)
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καθέδρα G2515
Pronunciation kathédra
What does καθέδρα (kathédra) mean in the Bible?
καθέδρα (kathédra): A seat of authority and teaching, particularly designating the elevated position of a rabbi or teacher.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2515?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include seats (2), seat (1).
Where does καθέδρα (kathédra) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It seats 2× Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15
seat 1× Matthew 23:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:12
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Mark 1
Source forms
καθέδρας 3x kathedras Matthew 21:12, Matthew 23:2, Mark 11:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 2x Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 23:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A seat of authority and teaching, particularly designating the elevated position of a rabbi or teacher.
Strong's G2515
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a bench (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:12 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
καθέδρας kaqedrav
a seat, chair
Read verse Matthew 23:2 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καθέδρας kaqedrav
a seat, chair
Read verse Mark 11:15 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
καθέδρας kaqedrav
a seat, chair
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.
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)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 23:2 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 21:12 · Mark 11:15 2×
Word Origins
καθέδρα is built from these roots:
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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