Word Study · Strong's G968 · Greek
βῆμα
bema
bay'-ma
Strong's 1890 spelling: bēma
“a step, i.e. foot-breath”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal
Rendered in the KJV as
judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- βήματος7
- βῆμα1
- βῆμα,1
- βήματι1
- βήματος.¶1
- βήματος·1
How it is rendered · 6
- judgment seat7
- [the] length1
- judgment seat,1
- judgment seat;1
- judgment seat.1
- throne1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular9
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
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- N-GSN · 9
- N-ASN · 2
- N-DSN · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts8 occurrences
- Acts 7:5βῆμαbēmanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularHe gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.here: [the] length
- Acts 12:21βήματοςbēmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularOn the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.here: throne
- Acts 18:12βῆμα,bēmanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWhile Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.here: judgment seat,
- Acts 18:16βήματος.¶bēmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd he drove them away from the judgment seat.here: judgment seat.
- Acts 18:17βήματος·bēmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAt this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.here: judgment seat;
- Acts 25:6βήματοςbēmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAfter spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.here: judgment seat
- Acts 25:10βήματοςbēmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularPaul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.here: judgment seat
- Acts 25:17βήματοςbēmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.here: judgment seat