καθέδραkathédra
a bench (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2515
Meanings
a chair, seat: Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15; of teachers, Matthew 23:2.
Same root
- κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- ἑδραῖοςhedraîos · G1476sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable
- πρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedría · G4410a sitting first (in the front row), i.e. preeminence in council
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.
- Matthew 23:2 “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.
- Mark 11:15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.