4411. prótoklisia

Strong's Lexicon

prótoklisia: Place of honor, chief seat

Original Word: πρωτοκλισία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: prótoklisia
Pronunciation: pro-to-klee-SEE-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah)
Definition: Place of honor, chief seat
Meaning: the chief place at a banquet or table.

Word Origin: From the Greek words πρῶτος (prótos, meaning "first") and κλισία (klisía, meaning "reclining" or "place of reclining")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prótkolisia," the concept of honor and status can be related to Hebrew terms like כָּבוֹד (kavod, meaning "glory" or "honor").

Usage: The term "prótkolisia" refers to the most prestigious or honored place at a banquet or gathering. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe the desire for positions of status and recognition, often criticized by Jesus as a reflection of pride and self-exaltation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, social gatherings and banquets were common, and seating arrangements were significant indicators of social status. The "chief seats" were reserved for those of high rank or honor, and being invited to such a position was a mark of distinction. This cultural practice is reflected in the New Testament, where Jesus often addressed the issues of pride and humility in the context of social status.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from prótos and klisia
Definition
the chief place (at the table)
NASB Translation
place of honor (2), places of honor (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4411: πρωτοκλισία

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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chief place, seat of honor

From 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

Forms and Transliterations

πρωτοκλισιαν πρωτοκλισίαν πρωτοκλισιας πρωτοκλισίας πρωτολογία protoklisian protoklisían prōtoklisian prōtoklisían protoklisias protoklisías prōtoklisias prōtoklisías

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 23:6 N-AFS
GRK: δὲ τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς
NAS: They love the place of honor at banquets
KJV: love the uppermost rooms at
INT: moreover the chief place at the

Mark 12:39 N-AFP
GRK: συναγωγαῖς καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς
NAS: in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,
KJV: and the uppermost rooms at
INT: synagogues and first places at the

Luke 14:7 N-AFP
GRK: πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο λέγων
NAS: they had been picking out the places of honor [at the table], saying
KJV: they chose out the chief rooms; saying
INT: how the first places they were choosing out saying

Luke 14:8 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν μή ποτε
NAS: do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished
KJV: in the highest room; lest
INT: in the first place not ever

Luke 20:46 N-AFP
GRK: συναγωγαῖς καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς
NAS: in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,
KJV: and the chief rooms at
INT: synagogues and first places in the

Strong's Greek 4411
5 Occurrences

πρωτοκλισίαν — 2 Occ.
πρωτοκλισίας — 3 Occ.