King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4411
Transliteration: prōtoklisia
Phonetic Spelling: (pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the chief place (at the table)
Meaning: the chief place (at the table)
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;. (Ecclesiastical writings).
Word Summary
prōtoklisia: the chief place (at the table)
Original Word: πρωτοκλισίαTransliteration: prōtoklisia
Phonetic Spelling: (pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the chief place (at the table)
Meaning: the chief place (at the table)
Strong's Concordance
chief place, seat of honorFrom protos and klisia; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. Preeminence at meals -- chief (highest, uppermost) room.
see GREEK protos
see GREEK klisia
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4411: πρωτοκλισίαπρωτοκλισία, 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;