- Transliteration: Bema

- Phonetic: bay'-ma

- Definition:

1. a step, pace, the space which a foot covers, a foot-breath

2. a raised place mounted by steps

a. a platform, tribune

1. of the official seat of a judge

2. of the judgment seat of Christ

3. Herod built a structure resembling a throne at Caesarea, from which he viewed the games and made speeches to the people

- Origin: from the base of G939" class="dictionary-topic-link">G939

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter

- Strong's: From the base of G939" class="dictionary-topic-link">G939; a step that is foot breath; by implication a rostrum that is tribunal: - judgment-seat set [foot] on throne.