Lexical Definition
θρόνος thrónos (thron'-os) throne G:N-M
from
seat, throne.
- a stately seat ("throne")
- by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate
Abbott-Smith
θρόνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כִּסֵּא, Ex 11:5, al.;]
in Hom., a seat, chair. Later, a throne, chair of state, seat of authority; of kings: metaph., of God, Mt 5:34, Ac 7:49(LXX), Re 1:4, al.; by meton., for kingly power, sovereignty, Lk 1:32, 52, Ac 2:30; for an angelic hierarchy, Col 1:16; of Christ, Mt 19:28, Re 3:21, al.; of Satan, Re 2:13; τ. θηρίου, Re 16:10; of the Apostles, Mt 19:28, Lk 22:30, cf. Re 20:4; of πρεσβύτεροι, Re 4:4 11:16 (on θ. τῆς χάριτος, He 4:16, v. Westc., in l.; Deiss., BS, 135).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 11:5 |
| Matthew | 5:34 · 19:28 |
| Luke | 1:32 · 1:52 · 22:30 |
| Acts | 2:30 · 7:49 |
| Colossians | 1:16 |
| Hebrews | 4:16 |
| Revelation | 1:4 · 2:13 · 3:21 · 4:4 · 11:16 · 16:10 · 20:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
θρόνος, ὁ,
seat, chair, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 throne, chair of state, θ. βασιλήϊος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; king's estate or dignity, σκῆπτρα καὶ θρόνους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in the Prytaneum, τῷ [Ἀπόλλωνι] θ. ἐξελεῖν [Refs]
__3 oracular seat of Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαντικοὶ θ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 chair of a teacher, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 judge's bench, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__6 Astrology texts,= ὕψωμα, [Refs]
__6.b favourable combination of planetary positions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II a kind of bread, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III name of a lozenge, [Refs 7th c.AD+]