Strong G2362θρόνος
throne
- Transliteration
- thronos
- Pronunciation
- thron'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From θράω thraō (to sit); a stately seat (throne); by implication power or (concretely) a potentate: - seat throne.
Detailed definition
θρόνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for כִּסֵּא, Exo.11:5, al.;]
in Hom., a seat, chair. Later, a throne, chair of state, seat of authority; of kings: metaphorically, of God, Mat.5:34, Act.7:49" (LXX), Rev.1:4, al.; by meton., for kingly power, sovereignty, Luk.1:32, 52, Act.2:30; for an angelic hierarchy, Col.1:16; of Christ, Mat.19:28, Rev.3:21, al.; of Satan, Rev.2:13; τ. θηρίου, Rev.16:10; of the Apostles, Mat.19:28, Luk.22:30, cf. Rev.20:4; of πρεσβύτεροι, Rev.4:4 11:16 (on θ. τῆς χάριτος, Heb.4:16, see Westc., in l; Deiss., BS, 135)
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for כִּסֵּא, Exo.11:5, al.;]
in Hom., a seat, chair. Later, a throne, chair of state, seat of authority; of kings: metaphorically, of God, Mat.5:34, Act.7:49" (LXX), Rev.1:4, al.; by meton., for kingly power, sovereignty, Luk.1:32, 52, Act.2:30; for an angelic hierarchy, Col.1:16; of Christ, Mat.19:28, Rev.3:21, al.; of Satan, Rev.2:13; τ. θηρίου, Rev.16:10; of the Apostles, Mat.19:28, Luk.22:30, cf. Rev.20:4; of πρεσβύτεροι, Rev.4:4 11:16 (on θ. τῆς χάριτος, Heb.4:16, see Westc., in l; Deiss., BS, 135)
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2362 appears in 50 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- throne45
- seat6
First verses
- Matthew 5:34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
- Matthew 19:28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 23:22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
- Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
- Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- Luke 22:30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
- Acts 7:49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
- Colossians 1:16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
- Hebrews 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
- Hebrews 8:1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
- Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Revelation 1:4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
- Revelation 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
- Revelation 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
- Revelation 4:2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
- Revelation 4:3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
- Revelation 4:4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
θρόνος, ὁ,
seat, chair, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.145, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.192e, “PMasp.” 6 ii 63 (6th c.AD), etc.)]
2 throne, chair of state, θ. βασιλήϊος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.5.3, etc.; Ζηνὸς ἐπὶ θρόνον 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 7.93: _metaphorically_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 553c: _plural_, ἐν θρόνοις ἥμενοι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 975; ἐκ τυραννίδος θρόνων τ᾽ ἄϊστον ἐκβαλεῖν [prev. author] “Pr.” 910; Διὸς θρόνοι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1041, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1732)]; king's estate or dignity, σκῆπτρα καὶ θρόνους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 425, compare 448; [γῆς] κράτη τε καὶ θρόνους νέμω [prev. author] “OT” 237, compare “Ant.” 166, etc.)]; in the Prytaneum, τῷ [Ἀπόλλωνι] θ. ἐξελεῖν [Refs (“IG” 12.78.)]
3 oracular seat of Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1254, 1282 (both Lyric poetry))]; μαντικοὶ θ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 616, etc.)]
4 chair of a teacher, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 315c, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vitae Sophistarum” 2.2, 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 819, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.174 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus).)]
5 judge's bench, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.807b, 4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Eclogae” 10.9, 13.16.)]
6 Astrology texts,= ὕψωμα, [Refs (“PMich.” in “Class.Phil.” 22.22(_plural_).)]
6.b favourable combination of planetary positions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 51.)]
II a kind of bread, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Neanthes Historicus 1 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]
III name of a lozenge, [Refs 7th c.AD+ (7th c.AD: Paulus Aegineta Medicus 3.42, 7.12.)]
seat, chair, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.145, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.192e, “PMasp.” 6 ii 63 (6th c.AD), etc.)]
2 throne, chair of state, θ. βασιλήϊος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.5.3, etc.; Ζηνὸς ἐπὶ θρόνον 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 7.93: _metaphorically_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 553c: _plural_, ἐν θρόνοις ἥμενοι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 975; ἐκ τυραννίδος θρόνων τ᾽ ἄϊστον ἐκβαλεῖν [prev. author] “Pr.” 910; Διὸς θρόνοι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1041, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1732)]; king's estate or dignity, σκῆπτρα καὶ θρόνους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 425, compare 448; [γῆς] κράτη τε καὶ θρόνους νέμω [prev. author] “OT” 237, compare “Ant.” 166, etc.)]; in the Prytaneum, τῷ [Ἀπόλλωνι] θ. ἐξελεῖν [Refs (“IG” 12.78.)]
3 oracular seat of Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1254, 1282 (both Lyric poetry))]; μαντικοὶ θ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 616, etc.)]
4 chair of a teacher, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 315c, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vitae Sophistarum” 2.2, 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 819, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.174 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus).)]
5 judge's bench, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.807b, 4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Eclogae” 10.9, 13.16.)]
6 Astrology texts,= ὕψωμα, [Refs (“PMich.” in “Class.Phil.” 22.22(_plural_).)]
6.b favourable combination of planetary positions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 51.)]
II a kind of bread, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Neanthes Historicus 1 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]
III name of a lozenge, [Refs 7th c.AD+ (7th c.AD: Paulus Aegineta Medicus 3.42, 7.12.)]