Lexical Definition
βῆμα bēma (bay'-ma) judgement seat G:N-N
from the base of βάσις
judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.
- a step, i.e. foot-breath
- by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal
Usage: 5 forms in 15 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βῆμα | judgment seat | Acts.18.12 |
| length | Acts.7.5 | |
| βήματοσ | judgment seat | Matt.27.19 • John.19.13 • Acts.18.16 • Acts.18.17 • Acts.25.6 • Acts.25.10 • Acts.25.17 • 2Cor.5.10 |
| rostrum | LXX.Neh.8.4 | |
| throne | Acts.12.21 | |
| βήματι | judgment seat | Rom.14.10 |
| βήματα | rostrums | LXX.Isa.26.6 |
| βήμα | a stool | LXX.Deut.2.5 |
Abbott-Smith
βῆμα, -τος, τό (< βαίνω), [in LXX: De 2:5 (מִדְרָךְ), Ne 8:4 (מִגְדָּל), I Es 9:42, Si 19:30 45:9, II Mac 13:26*;]
1. a step, stride, pace: Ac 7:5.
2. a raised place, a platform reached by steps, originally that in the Pnyx at Athens from which orations were made; freq. of the tribune or tribunal of a Roman magistrate or ruler: Mt 27:19, Jo 19:13, Ac 12:21, 18:12, 16, 17 25:6, 10, 17; β. τοῦ θεοῦ, Ro 14:10; τ. Χριστοῦ, II Co 5:10.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 2:5 |
| Nehemiah | 8:4 |
| Matthew | 27:19 |
| John | 19:13 |
| Acts | 7:5 · 12:21 · 18:12 · 18:16 · 18:17 · 25:6 · 25:10 · 25:17 |
| Romans | 14:10 |
| 2 Corinthians | 5:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βῆμα· πρόβατα,