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bēmem

Greekβῆμα (bēma)

Strong’sG968

the space covered by a step of the foot, a tribunal

stem bēm-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

tribunal6×judgment seat4×ground1×throne1×

What it means

βῆμα, -τος, τό

(< βαίνω), [in LXX: De 2:5 (מִדְרָךְ), Ne 8:4 (מִגְדָּל), I Es 9:42, Si 19:30 45:9, II Mac 13:26*;]

1. a step, stride, pace: Ac 7:5.
2. a raised place, a platform reached by steps, originally that in the Pnyx at Athens from which orations were made; freq. of the tribune or tribunal of a Roman magistrate or ruler: Mt 27:19, Jo 19:13, Ac 12:21, 18:12, 16, 17 25:6, 10, 17; β. τοῦ θεοῦ, Ro 14:10; τ. Χριστοῦ, II Co 5:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G968 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidbay'-ma

a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal

Fromfrom the base of G939;

King Jamesjudgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence caseone singularmore than one plural
subject or object directbēmembēmeim
of, belonging to genitivebēmeu9×βήματοςbēmeiu
to, for dativebēme1×βήματιbēmei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
bēmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

bēme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

bēmeu“tribunal”of, belonging togenitive singular9×

Matthew 27:19“judgment seat”Katherōtou de autou epi teu bēmeu apostelata pros auton tas gunaikas autou legarōtas; Mēdenem si kai to dikaio ekeino, polleim gar paschama sēmeron kata onarem dia auton.While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

John 19:13“judgment seat”Tos oun Pilatos akouaratos toiu logoiu houtoiu agata exō ton Iēsun, kai kathizata epi bēmeu eis topon legirōton Lithostrōton, Hebraisti de Gabbatha.When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.

Acts 12:21“throne”takta de hēmera tos Hērōdos endueratos esthan basilikan kai kathizaratos epi teu bēmeu dēmēgorate pros autoin;On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

Acts 18:16“tribunal”kai apelaunata autoin apo teu bēmeu.And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

Acts 18:17“tribunal”epilamberatois de pantois Sōsthenon ton archisunagōgon tuptale emprosthen teu bēmeu; kai oudenem houteiu to Galliōno meleiate.At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

Acts 25:6“tribunal”Diatribaratos de en autoi hēmerain ouk polloterain oktō ē deka, katabainaratos eis Kaisareian, ta epaurion kathizaratos epi teu bēmeu keleuata ton Paulon agira.After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

Acts 25:10“tribunal”legata de tos Paulos; Epi teu bēmeu Kaisarou histanarētos amō, hou min datō krinirō. Ioudaioin oudenem adikama, hōs kai sis kaloterem epignōskasō.Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

Acts 25:17“tribunal”sunercharatoiu oun enthade anabolan mēdenan poieratos ta hexēs kathizaratos epi teu bēmeu keleuama agira ton anēron;So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.

2 Corinthians 5:10“judgment seat”toin gar pantoin nin fanerira datō emprosthen teu bēmeu tou Christou, hina komizeteia hekastos teim dia teu sōmeu pros heim prassata, eite agathem eite faulem.For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

bēme“judgment seat”to, fordative singular1×

Romans 14:10“judgment seat”Sis de tinem krinasō ton adelfon su? ē kai sis tinem exouthenasō ton adelfon su? pantois gar paristaneni te bēme tou theou,Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

bēmem2×

Acts 7:5“ground”kai ouk dōata auto klēronomian en auta oude bēmem podou, kai epangelleta dōara auto eis kataschesian autan kai te sperme autou meta auton, ouk arōteu auto tekneu.He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

Acts 18:12“tribunal”Galliōnou de anthupatou arōtou tau Achaiau katefistanala homothumadōs tois Ioudaiois to Paulo kai agala auton epi tem bēmem,While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.