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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2515. καθέδρα (kathedra) -- Seat, Chair</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2515.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/james/5-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2515.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2515</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2514.htm" title="2514">◄</a> 2515. kathedra <a href="../greek/2516.htm" title="2516">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kathedra: Seat, Chair</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καθέδρα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kathedra<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kath-AY-drah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kath-ed'-rah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Seat, Chair<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a seat, chair.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from κατά (kata, meaning "down") and ἕδρα (hedra, meaning "seat" or "chair")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/1476.htm">hedraios</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a seat<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>chair (1), seats (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2515: καθέδρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καθέδρα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καθέδρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">κατά</span> and <span class="greek2">ἕδρα</span>), <span class="accented">a chair, seat</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15</a> (Sir. 12:12; <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, 2, 3, 17 (7 edition, Bekker)); of the exalted seat occupied by men of eminent rank or influence, as teachers and judges: <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">Μωϋσέως</span> <span class="greek2">καθέδρας</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκάθισαν</span>, sit on the seat which Moses formerly occupied, i. e. bear themselves as Moses' successors in explaining and defending his law, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-2.htm">Matthew 23:2</a>. (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">מושָׁב</span> and <span class="hebrew">שֶׁבֶת</span>. (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>seat. <p>From <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/1476.htm">hedraios</a>; a bench (literally or figuratively) -- seat. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1476.htm">hedraios</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καθέδρα καθέδραν καθεδρας καθέδρας kathedras kathédras<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰς <b>καθέδρας</b> τῶν πωλούντων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the money changers <span class="itali">and the seats</span> of those<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the seats</span> of them that sold<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">seats</span> of those selling<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς Μωυσέως <b>καθέδρας</b> ἐκάθισαν οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have seated themselves <span class="itali">in the chair</span> of Moses;<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in Moses' <span class="itali">seat:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Moses' <span class="itali">seat</span> have sat down the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰς <b>καθέδρας</b> τῶν πωλούντων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the money changers <span class="itali">and the seats</span> of those<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the seats</span> of them<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">seats</span> of those selling<p><b><a href="/greek/2515.htm">Strong's Greek 2515</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2515.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kathedras_2515.htm">καθέδρας — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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