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Lexicon :: Strong's G2515 - kathedra

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καθέδρα
Transliteration
kathedra (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ed'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

καθέδρα kathédra, kath-ed'-rah; from G2596 and the same as G1476; a bench (literally or figuratively):—seat.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2515 in the following manner: seat (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2515 in the following manner: seat (3x).
  1. a chair, a seat

    1. used of the exalted seat occupied by men of eminent rank or influence, as teachers and judges

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθέδρα kathédra, kath-ed'-rah; from G2596 and the same as G1476; a bench (literally or figuratively):—seat.
STRONGS G2515:
καθέδρα, καθέδρας, (κατά and ἕδρα), a chair, seat: Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15 (Sir. 12:12; Herodian, 2, 3, 17 (7 edition, Bekker)); of the exalted seat occupied by men of eminent rank or influence, as teachers and judges: ἐπί τῆς Μωϋσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν, sit on the seat which Moses formerly occupied, i. e. bear themselves as Moses' successors in explaining and defending his law, Matthew 23:2. (the Sept. for מושָׁב and שֶׁבֶת. (Xenophon, Aristotle, others.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
21:12; 23:2
Mark
11:15

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Strong's Number G2515 matches the Greek καθέδρα (kathedra),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:12 - And Jesus entered the temple[fn] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:2 - “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:15 - And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
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