θρόνοςthrónos
a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate
Greek (New Testament) · G2362
Meanings
in Hom., a seat, chair. Later, a throne, chair of state, seat of authority; of kings: metaphorically, of God, Matthew 5:34, Acts 7:49(LXX), Revelation 1:4, and elsewhere; by by metonymy, for kingly power, sovereignty, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:52, Acts 2:30; for an angelic hierarchy, Colossians 1:16; of Christ, Matthew 19:28, Revelation 3:21, and elsewhere; of Satan, Revelation 2:13; τ. θηρίου, Revelation 16:10; of the Apostles, Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, cf. Revelation 20:4; of πρεσβύτεροι, Revelation 4:4, Revelation 11:16 (on θ. τῆς χάριτος, Hebrews 4:16, see Westc., in l.; Deiss., BS, 135).
Where it appears
Appears 62 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:34 But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne.
- Matthew 19:28 Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 23:22 And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
- Matthew 25:31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
- Luke 1:32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
- Luke 1:52 He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
See every passage
- Matthew 5:34, 19:28, 23:22, 25:31
- Luke 1:32, 1:52, 22:30
- Acts 2:30, 7:49
- Colossians 1:16
- Hebrews 1:8, 4:16, 8:1, 12:2
- Revelation 1:4, 2:13, 3:21, 4:2, 4:3, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:9, 4:10, 5:1, 5:6, 5:7, 5:11, 5:13, 6:16, 7:9, 7:10, 7:11, 7:15, 7:17, 8:3, 11:16, 12:5, 13:2, 14:3, 16:10, 16:17, 19:4, 19:5, 20:4, 20:11, 20:12, 21:3, 21:5, 22:1, 22:3
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.