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Lexicon :: Strong's G4411 - prōtoklisia

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πρωτοκλισία
Transliteration
prōtoklisia (Key)
Pronunciation
pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:870,965

Strong’s Definitions

πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisía, pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah; from G4413 and G2828; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals:—chief (highest, uppermost) room.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4411 in the following manner: uppermost room (2x), chief room (2x), highest room (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4411 in the following manner: uppermost room (2x), chief room (2x), highest room (1x).

  1. the first reclining place, the chief place at table

  2. the relative rank of the several places at table varied among the Persians, Greeks, and Romans; and what arrangements the Jews had in the time of Christ can not be accurately determined

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisía, pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah; from G4413 and G2828; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals:—chief (highest, uppermost) room.
STRONGS G4411:
πρωτοκλισία, πρωτοκλισίας, ἡ (πρῶτος and κλισία), the first reclining-place, the chief place, at table (cf. Rich, Dict. of Rom. and Greek Antiq. under the phrase,lectus tricliniaris; the relative rank of the several places at table varied among Persians, Greeks, and Romans; and what arrangement was currently followed by the Jews in Christ's day can hardly, perhaps, be determined; (yet see Edersheim. Jesus the Messiah, ii., pp. 207f 494)): Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 11:43 Lachmann in brackets; Luke 14:7,8; 20:46. (Ecclesiastical writings).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
23:6
Mark
12:39
Luke
11:43; 14:7; 14:8; 20:46

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4411 matches the Greek πρωτοκλισία (prōtoklisia),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:6 - “They love the place of distinction and honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues [those on the platform near the scrolls of the Law, facing the congregation],

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:39 - and [they love] the [fn]chief seats in the synagogues and the places of distinction and honor at banquets,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:7 -

Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:8 - “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down [to eat] at the place of honor, since a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by the host,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:46 - “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes [displaying their prominence], and love respectful greetings in the [crowded] market places, and [fn]chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.
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