Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4411 - prōtoklisia

Choose a new font size and typeface
πρωτοκλισία
Transliteration
prōtoklisia (Key)
Pronunciation
pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah
Listen
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:870,965

Strong’s Definitions

πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisía, pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah; from G4413 and G2828; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals:—chief (highest, uppermost) room.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4411 in the following manner: uppermost room (2x), chief room (2x), highest room (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4411 in the following manner: uppermost room (2x), chief room (2x), highest room (1x).

  1. the first reclining place, the chief place at table

  2. the relative rank of the several places at table varied among the Persians, Greeks, and Romans; and what arrangements the Jews had in the time of Christ can not be accurately determined

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisía, pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah; from G4413 and G2828; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals:—chief (highest, uppermost) room.
STRONGS G4411:
πρωτοκλισία, πρωτοκλισίας, ἡ (πρῶτος and κλισία), the first reclining-place, the chief place, at table (cf. Rich, Dict. of Rom. and Greek Antiq. under the phrase,lectus tricliniaris; the relative rank of the several places at table varied among Persians, Greeks, and Romans; and what arrangement was currently followed by the Jews in Christ's day can hardly, perhaps, be determined; (yet see Edersheim. Jesus the Messiah, ii., pp. 207f 494)): Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 11:43 Lachmann in brackets; Luke 14:7,8; 20:46. (Ecclesiastical writings).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
23:6
Mark
12:39
Luke
11:43; 14:7; 14:8; 20:46

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4411 matches the Greek πρωτοκλισία (prōtoklisia),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:6 - they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:39 - and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:7 - When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:8 - “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:46 - “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.