Lexicon :: Strong's G968 - bēma

βῆμα

Transliteration

bēma (Key)

Pronunciation

bay'-ma

Part of Speech

neuter noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From the base of βάσις (G939)

Greek Inflections of βῆμα [?]

mGNT
12x in 3 unique form(s) TR
12x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)

βῆμα — 2x

βήματι — 1x

βήματος — 9x

βῆμα — 2x

βήματι — 1x

βήματος — 9x

βῆμα — 1x

βήματος — 1x

Dictionary Aids

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

βῆμα bēma, bay'-ma; from the base of G939; a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal:—judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G968 in the following manner: judgment seat (10x), throne (1x), to set (one's) foot on (with G4128) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G968 in the following manner: judgment seat (10x), throne (1x), to set (one's) foot on (with G4128) (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a step, pace, the space which a foot covers, a foot-breath
a raised place mounted by steps
1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

βῆμα bēma, bay'-ma; from the base of G939; a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal:—judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G968:

βῆμα, -τος, τό, (from ΒΑΩ, βαίνω) [from Homer (h. Merc.), Pindar down];
1. a step, pace: βῆμα ποδός the space which the foot covers, a foot-breadth, Acts 7:5 (for כַּף־רֶגֶל, Deuteronomy 2:5, cf. Xenophon, an. 4, 7, 10; Cyril 7, 5, 6).
2. a raised place mounted by steps; a platform, tribune: used of the official seat of a judge, Matthew 27:19; John 19:13; Acts 18:12, 16; Acts 25:6, 10, [Acts 25:17]; of the judgment-seat of Christ, Romans 14:10 (L T Tr WH τοῦ θεοῦ); 2 Corinthians 5:10; of the structure, resembling a throne, which Herod built in the theater at Cæsarea, and from which he used to view the games and make speeches to the people, Acts 12:21; (of an orator's pulpit, 2 Macc. 13:26; Nehemiah 8:4. Xenophon, mem. 3, 6, 1; Herodian, 2, 10, 2 [1, Bekker edition]).

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy: 2:5
Nehemiah: 8:4
Matthew: 27:19
John: 19:13
Acts: 7:5; 12:21; 18:12; 18:16; 25:6; 25:10; 25:17
Romans: 14:10
2 Corinthians: 5:10

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G968 matches the Greek βῆμα (bēma),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 27:19

Mat 27:19 - When he was set down on the judgment seat,^G968 his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Jhn 19:13

Jhn 19:13 - When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat^G968 in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

Act 7:5

Act 7:5 - And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set^G968 ➔ his foot on:^G968 yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

Act 12:21

Act 12:21 - And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne,^G968 and made an oration unto them.

Act 18:12

Act 18:12 - And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,^G968

Act 18:16

Act 18:16 - And he drave them from the judgment seat.^G968

Act 18:17

Act 18:17 - Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat.^G968 And Gallio cared for none of those things.

Act 25:6

Act 25:6 - And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat^G968 commanded Paul to be brought.

Act 25:10

Act 25:10 - Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat,^G968 where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

Act 25:17

Act 25:17 - Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat,^G968 and commanded the man to be brought forth.

Rom 14:10

Rom 14:10 - But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat^G968 of Christ.

2Co 5:10

2Co 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat^G968 of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.