- Transliteration: Thronos

- Phonetic: thron'-os

- Definition:

1. a throne seat

a. a chair of state having a footstool

b. assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty

1. metaph. to God, the governor of the world

2. to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration 1b

c. hence divine power belonging to Christ

1. to judges i.e. tribunal or bench

2. to elders

- Origin: "from thrao (to sit), a stately seat ("throne")"

- TDNT entry: 05:40,3

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From θράω thraō (to sit); a stately seat (throne); by implication power or (concretely) a potentate: - seat throne.