Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NASB20

NASB20

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

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

Lexicon :: Strong's G968 - bēma

Aa
βῆμα
Transliteration
bēma (Key)
Pronunciation
bay'-ma
Listen
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of βάσις (G939)
mGNT
12x in 3 unique form(s) TR
12x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

βῆμα bēma, bay'-ma; from the base of G939; a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal:—judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G968 in the following manner: judgment seat (10x), throne (1x), to set (one's) foot on (with G4128) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G968 in the following manner: judgment seat (10x), throne (1x), to set (one's) foot on (with G4128) (1x).

  1. a step, pace, the space which a foot covers, a foot-breath

  2. a raised place mounted by steps

    1. a platform, tribune

      1. of the official seat of a judge

      2. of the judgment seat of Christ

      3. Herod built a structure resembling a throne at Caesarea, from which he viewed the games and made speeches to the people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βῆμα bēma, bay'-ma; from the base of G939; a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal:—judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.
STRONGS G968:
βῆμα, -τος, τό, (from ΒΑΩ, βαίνω) [from Homer (h. Merc.), Pindar down];
1. a step, pace: βῆμα ποδός the space which the foot covers, a foot-breadth, Acts 7:5 (for כַּף־רֶגֶל, Deuteronomy 2:5, cf. Xenophon, an. 4, 7, 10; Cyril 7, 5, 6).
2. a raised place mounted by steps; a platform, tribune: used of the official seat of a judge, Matthew 27:19; John 19:13; Acts 18:12, 16; Acts 25:6, 10, [Acts 25:17]; of the judgment-seat of Christ, Romans 14:10 (L T Tr WH τοῦ θεοῦ); 2 Corinthians 5:10; of the structure, resembling a throne, which Herod built in the theater at Cæsarea, and from which he used to view the games and make speeches to the people, Acts 12:21; (of an orator's pulpit, 2 Macc. 13:26; Nehemiah 8:4. Xenophon, mem. 3, 6, 1; Herodian, 2, 10, 2 [1, Bekker edition]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
2:5
Nehemiah
8:4
Matthew
27:19
John
19:13
Acts
7:5; 12:21; 18:12; 18:16; 25:6; 25:10; 25:17
Romans
14:10
2 Corinthians
5:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G968 matches the Greek βῆμα (bēma),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19 -

And while he was sitting G2521 on the judgment G968 seat G968, his wife G1135 sent G649 him a message, saying G3004, “See that you have nothing G3367 to do with that righteous G1342 Man G1342; for [fn]last G4594 night G4594 I suffered G3958 greatly G4183 in a dream G3677 because G1223 of Him.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:13 -

Therefore G3767 when Pilate G4091 heard G191 these G3778 words G3056, he brought G71 Jesus G2424 out, and sat G2523 down G2523 on the judgment G968 seat G968 at a place G5117 called G3004 [fn]The Pavement G3038—but in [fn]Hebrew G1447, Gabbatha G1042.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:5 - “But He gave G1325 him no G3756 inheritance G2817 in it, not even G3761 a foot G4228 of ground G968, and yet, He promised G1861 that He would give G1325 it to him as a possession G2697, and to his descendants G4690 after G3326 him, even though he had no child G5043.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - On an appointed G5002 day G2250, after putting G1746 on G1746 his royal G937 apparel G2066, Herod G2264 took G2523 his seat G2523 on the [fn]rostrum G968 and began delivering G1215 an G1215 address G1215 to them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:12 -

But while Gallio G1058 was proconsul G446 of Achaia G882, the Jews G2453 rose G2721 up G2721 together G3661 against G2721 Paul G3972 and brought G71 him before G1909 the [fn]judgment G968 seat G968,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:16 - And he drove G556 them away G556 from the [fn]judgment G968 seat G968.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - But they all G3956 took G1949 hold G1949 of Sosthenes G4988, the leader G752 of G752 the G752 synagogue G752, and began beating G5180 him in front G1715 of the judgment G968 seat G968. And yet Gallio G1058 was not concerned G3199 about G3199 any G3762 of these G3778 things G3778.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 -

After Festus had spent G1304 no G3756 more G4183 than eight G3638 or G2228 ten G1176 days G2250 among G1722 them, he went G2597 down G2597 to Caesarea G2542, and on the next G1887 day G1887 he took G2523 his seat G2523 on the tribunal G968 and ordered G2753 that Paul G3972 be brought G71.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - But Paul G3972 said G3004, “I am G1510 standing G2476 before G1909 Caesar’s G2541 tribunal G968, where G3757 I ought G1163 to be tried G2919. I have done G91 nothing G3762 wrong G91 to the Jews G2453, as you also G2532 very G2573 well G2573 know G1921.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - “So G3767 after they had assembled G4905 here G1759, I did not delay G311, but on the next G1836 day took G2523 my seat G2523 on the tribunal G968 and ordered G2753 that the man G435 be brought G71.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:10 -

But as for you, why G5101 do you judge G2919 your brother G80 or sister? Or G2228 you as G2532 well G2532, why G5101 do you regard G1848 your brother G80 or sister with G1848 contempt G1848? For we will all G3956 appear G3936 before G3936 the judgment G968 seat G968 of God G2316.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we must G1163 all G3956 appear G5319 before G1715 the judgment G968 seat G968 of Christ G5547, so G2443 that G2443 each G1538 one G1538 may receive G2865 compensation G2865 for [fn]his deeds G3588 done through the body G4983, in G4314 accordance G4314 with G4314 what G3739 he has done G4238, whether G1535 good G18 or G1535 bad G2556.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NASB20
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
NASB20
Daily Devotionals

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

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