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In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the judgment seat of Christ or other judicial settings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman culture, a béma was a physical platform where officials would sit to hear legal cases, deliver public addresses, or make official proclamations. It was a place of authority and judgment, often located in public squares or forums. The concept of a béma would have been familiar to early Christians, as it was a common feature in the cities of the Roman Empire.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>968</b> <i>bḗma</i> (from <i>bainō</i>, "to step, ascend") – properly, a platform to which someone walked up to receive <i>judgment</i>; (figuratively) the administration of justice – literally, given from "a tribunal-chair" (throne) where rewards and punishments are meted out. </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a step, raised place, by impl. a tribunal<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ground (1), judgment seat (7), rostrum (1), tribunal (3).<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 968: βῆμα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βῆμα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βήματος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (from <span class="greek2">ΒΑΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">βαίνω</span>) (fr. <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> (h. Merc.), <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> down); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a step, pace</span>: <span class="greek2">βῆμα</span> <span class="greek2">ποδός</span> the space which the foot covers, a foot-breadth, <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> (for <span class="hebrew">כַּף־רֶגֶל</span>, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5</a>, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, an. 4, 7, 10; Cyril 7, 5, 6). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a raised place mounted by steps; a platform, tribune</span>: used of the official seat of a judge, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/19-13.htm">John 19:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/18-12.htm">Acts 18:12, 16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-6.htm">Acts 25:6, 10</a>,(17); of the judgment-seat of Christ, <a href="/interlinear/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span>); <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>; of the structure, resembling a throne, which Herod built in the theater at Caesarea, and from which he used to view the games and make speeches to the people, <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21</a>; (of an orator's pulpit, 2 Macc. 13:26; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Nehemiah 8:4</a>. <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 3, 6, 1; <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, 2, 10, 2 (1, Bekker edition)).<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>judgment seat, throne. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a>; a step, i.e. Foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. A tribunal -- judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βημα βήμα βῆμα βήματα βηματι βήματι βηματος βήματος bema bêma bēma bē̂ma bemati bēmati bḗmati bematos bēmatos bḗmatos<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/27-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> While he was sitting <span class="itali">on the judgment seat,</span> his wife<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on <span class="itali">the judgment seat,</span> his<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> sent to<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ <b>βήματος</b> εἰς τόπον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out, and sat down <span class="itali">on the judgment seat</span> at a place<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">the judgment seat</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sat down upon <span class="itali">[the] judgment seat</span> at a place<p><b><a href="/text/acts/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 7:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῇ οὐδὲ <b>βῆμα</b> ποδός καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a foot <span class="itali">of ground,</span> and [yet], even when he had no<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his foot <span class="itali">on:</span> yet<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> it not even <span class="itali">a length [of]</span> a foot but<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> ἐδημηγόρει πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took his seat <span class="itali">on the rostrum</span> and [began] delivering an address<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">his throne,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">throne</span> was making an address to<p><b><a href="/text/acts/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 18:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὸ <b>βῆμα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him before <span class="itali">the judgment seat,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him to <span class="itali">the judgment seat,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/18-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 18:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And he drove them away <span class="itali">from the judgment seat.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them from <span class="itali">the judgment seat.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/18-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 18:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> καὶ οὐδὲν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him in front <span class="itali">of the judgment seat.</span> But Gallio<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [him] before <span class="itali">the judgment seat.</span> And<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> And nothing<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> ἐκέλευσεν τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he took his seat <span class="itali">on the tribunal</span> and ordered<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on <span class="itali">the judgment seat</span> commanded<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> he commanded<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> Καίσαρός εἰμι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Caesar's <span class="itali">tribunal,</span> where<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at Caesar's <span class="itali">judgment seat,</span> where I<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> of Ceasar I am<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> ἐκέλευσα ἀχθῆναι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> day took my seat <span class="itali">on the tribunal</span> and ordered<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on <span class="itali">the judgment seat,</span> and commanded<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> I commanded to be brought<p><b><a href="/text/romans/14-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 14:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παραστησόμεθα τῷ <b>βήματι</b> τοῦ θεοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stand before <span class="itali">the judgment seat</span> of God.<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> stand before <span class="itali">the judgment seat</span> of Christ.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/14-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> we will stand before the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> of God<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ <b>βήματος</b> τοῦ χριστοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> before <span class="itali">the judgment seat</span> of Christ,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">the judgment seat</span> of Christ;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before the <span class="itali">judgment seat</span> of Christ<p><b><a href="/greek/968.htm">Strong's Greek 968</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_968.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/be_ma_968.htm">βῆμα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/be_mati_968.htm">βήματι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/be_matos_968.htm">βήματος — 9 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/967.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="967"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="967" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/969.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="969"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="969" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>