Strong's Greek: 2515. καθέδρα (kathedra) -- Seat, Chair

Strong's Lexicon

kathedra: Seat, Chair

Original Word: καθέδρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kathedra
Pronunciation: kath-AY-drah
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ed'-rah)
Definition: Seat, Chair
Meaning: a seat, chair.

Word Origin: Derived from κατά (kata, meaning "down") and ἕδρα (hedra, meaning "seat" or "chair")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kathedra," the concept of a seat of authority can be related to the Hebrew word "כִּסֵּא" (kisse, Strong's Hebrew 3678), meaning "throne" or "seat."

Usage: The term "kathedra" refers to a seat or chair, often implying a position of authority or teaching. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to denote a place of teaching or judgment, particularly in a religious or educational context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek and Roman culture, a "kathedra" was more than just a physical seat; it symbolized authority and the right to teach or judge. Teachers and philosophers would sit in a "kathedra" to instruct their students, and judges would use it as a place from which to pronounce judgments. In Jewish tradition, the "seat of Moses" in synagogues was a place where authoritative teaching of the Law was conducted.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kata and the same as hedraios
Definition
a seat
NASB Translation
chair (1), seats (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2515: καθέδρα

καθέδρα, καθέδρας, ἡ (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.))

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

seat.

From kata and the same as hedraios; a bench (literally or figuratively) -- seat.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK hedraios

Forms and Transliterations

καθέδρα καθέδραν καθεδρας καθέδρας kathedras kathédras

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