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Lexicon :: Strong's G4411 - prōtoklisia

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πρωτοκλισία
Transliteration
prōtoklisia (Key)
Pronunciation
pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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, (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).
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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 TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:6 - And love the uppermost rooms G4411 at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:39 - And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms G4411 at feasts:
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:7 - And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; G4411 saying unto them,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:8 - When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; G4411 lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:46 - Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms G4411 at feasts;
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