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Lexicon :: Strong's G968 - bēma

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βῆμα
Transliteration
bēma (Key)
Pronunciation
bay'-ma
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of βάσις (G939)
mGNT
12x in 3 unique form(s) TR
12x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

βῆμα bēma, bay'-ma; from the base of G939; a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal:—judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G968 in the following manner: judgment seat (10x), throne (1x), to set (one's) foot on (with G4128) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G968 in the following manner: judgment seat (10x), throne (1x), to set (one's) foot on (with G4128) (1x).

  1. a step, pace, the space which a foot covers, a foot-breath

  2. a raised place mounted by steps

    1. a platform, tribune

      1. of the official seat of a judge

      2. of the judgment seat of Christ

      3. Herod built a structure resembling a throne at Caesarea, from which he viewed the games and made speeches to the people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βῆμα bēma, bay'-ma; from the base of G939; a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal:—judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.
STRONGS G968:
βῆμα, -τος, τό, (from ΒΑΩ, βαίνω) [from Homer (h. Merc.), Pindar down];
1. a step, pace: βῆμα ποδός the space which the foot covers, a foot-breadth, Acts 7:5 (for כַּף־רֶגֶל, Deuteronomy 2:5, cf. Xenophon, an. 4, 7, 10; Cyril 7, 5, 6).
2. a raised place mounted by steps; a platform, tribune: used of the official seat of a judge, Matthew 27:19; John 19:13; Acts 18:12, 16; Acts 25:6, 10, [Acts 25:17]; of the judgment-seat of Christ, Romans 14:10 (L T Tr WH τοῦ θεοῦ); 2 Corinthians 5:10; of the structure, resembling a throne, which Herod built in the theater at Cæsarea, and from which he used to view the games and make speeches to the people, Acts 12:21; (of an orator's pulpit, 2 Macc. 13:26; Nehemiah 8:4. Xenophon, mem. 3, 6, 1; Herodian, 2, 10, 2 [1, Bekker edition]).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
2:5
Nehemiah
8:4
Matthew
27:19
John
19:13
Acts
7:5; 12:21; 18:12; 18:16; 25:6; 25:10; 25:17
Romans
14:10
2 Corinthians
5:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G968 matches the Greek βῆμα (bēma),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19 - sedente autem illo pro tribunali misit ad illum uxor eius dicens nihil tibi et iusto illi multa enim passa sum hodie per visum propter eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:13 - Pilatus ergo cum audisset hos sermones adduxit foras Iesum et sedit pro tribunali in locum qui dicitur Lithostrotus hebraice autem Gabbatha

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:5 - et non dedit illi hereditatem in ea nec passum pedis et repromisit dare illi eam in possessionem et semini eius post ipsum cum non haberet filium

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - statuto autem die Herodes vestitus veste regia sedit pro tribunali et contionabatur ad eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:12 - Gallione autem proconsule Achaiae insurrexerunt uno animo Iudaei in Paulum et adduxerunt eum ad tribunal

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:16 - et minavit eos a tribunali

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - adprehendentes autem omnes Sosthenen principem synagogae percutiebant ante tribunal et nihil eorum Gallioni curae erat

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - demoratus autem inter eos dies non amplius quam octo aut decem descendit Caesaream et altera die sedit pro tribunali et iussit Paulum adduci

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - dixit autem Paulus ad tribunal Caesaris sto ubi me oportet iudicari Iudaeis non nocui sicut tu melius nosti

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - cum ergo huc convenissent sine ulla dilatione sequenti die sedens pro tribunali iussi adduci virum

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:10 - tu autem quid iudicas fratrem tuum aut tu quare spernis fratrem tuum omnes enim stabimus ante tribunal Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - omnes enim nos manifestari oportet ante tribunal Christi ut referat unusquisque propria corporis prout gessit sive bonum sive malum
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