Word Study · Strong's G2515 · Greek
καθέδρα
kathedra
kath-ed'-rah
Strong's 1890 spelling: kathédra
“a bench (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a bench (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
seat.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- καθέδρας3
How it is rendered · 2
- seats2
- seat1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APF · 2
- N-GSF · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 21:12καθέδραςkathedrasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThen Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.here: seats
- Matthew 23:2καθέδραςkathedrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.here: seat