Greek · G2362 · unreviewed

θρόνος

A stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate

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θρόνος G2362

Pronunciation thrónos

What does θρόνος (thrónos) mean in the Bible?

θρόνος (thrónos) is a Greek word meaning "a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate". θρόνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כִּסֵּא, Exo. Anchors Jesus’ kingship in the Davidic covenant. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant, Kingdom.

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Meaning

a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate

Extended definition

Seat of authority and sovereign power, whether held by God, Christ, angels, or earthly rulers.

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)

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Why This Word Matters

Anchors Jesus’ kingship in the Davidic covenant. Luke 1:26–38

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:34 · Acts 7:49 · Heb 1:8 · Rev 2:13 · Rev 4:2 · Rev 22:3 6×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Col 1:16 · Rev 4:4 2×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 19:28 · Matt 25:31 · Heb 8:1 · Heb 12:2 · Rev 1:4 · Rev 4:3 · Rev 4:4 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 4:10 · Rev 5:1 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 5:7 · Rev 5:11 · Rev 6:16 · Rev 7:9 32×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:52 · Luke 22:30 2×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:22 · Heb 4:16 · Rev 3:21 · Rev 4:9 · Rev 5:13 · Rev 7:10 · Rev 19:4 · Rev 21:5 9×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:32 · Acts 2:30 · Rev 4:2 · Rev 12:5 · Rev 13:2 · Rev 16:10 · Rev 20:11 7×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 19:28 · Rev 4:4 · Rev 11:16 · Rev 20:4 4×

Canonical Themes

Covenant Kingdom

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 1:26–38 θρόνον thrónos Accusative · Singular · Masculine

throne

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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