What does πρωτοκαθεδρία (prōtokathedría) mean in the Bible?
πρωτοκαθεδρία (prōtokathedría): Chief seat in synagogue or banquet; symbol of social prominence and spiritual authority status
Greek · G4410
πρωτοκαθεδρία
Seat of honor
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πρωτοκαθεδρίαG4410
Pronunciationprōtokathedría
What does πρωτοκαθεδρία (prōtokathedría) mean in the Bible?
πρωτοκαθεδρία (prōtokathedría): Chief seat in synagogue or banquet; symbol of social prominence and spiritual authority status
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How does the BSB render G4410?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include chief seats (2), [the] chief seats (1), the chief seats (1).
Where does πρωτοκαθεδρία (prōtokathedría) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (1), Matthew (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 Itchief seats2×Matthew 23:6, Luke 11:43
[the] chief seats1×Luke 20:46
the chief seats1×Mark 12:39
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:6
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke2
Source forms
πρωτοκαθεδρίας3xprōtokathedriasMatthew 23:6, Mark 12:39, Luke 20:46
πρωτοκαθεδρίαν1xprōtokathedrianLuke 11:43
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural3xMatthew 23:6, Mark 12:39, Luke 20:46
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xLuke 11:43
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Chief seat in synagogue or banquet; symbol of social prominence and spiritual authority status
Strong'sG4410
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 23:6Source Gloss
seat of honor
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:6Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πρωτοκαθεδρίαςprwtokaqedriav
a chief seat
Read verseMark 12:39Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πρωτοκαθεδρίαςprwtokaqedriav
a chief seat
Read verseLuke 11:43Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πρωτοκαθεδρίανprwtokaqedrian
a chief seat
Read verseLuke 20:46Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πρωτοκαθεδρίαςprwtokaqedriav
a chief seat
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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 23:6 · Mark 12:39 · Luke 20:463×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 11:431×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Places of honor in synagogues that scribes and Pharisees love
Prominent positions in synagogues desired by scribes for status
Honored positions in synagogues that Pharisees love for prestige
Places of highest honor in synagogues that scribes covet
Word Origins
πρωτοκαθεδρία is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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