Place of honor
πρωτοκλισίαStrong’s G4411prōtoklisia
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prōtoklisia is the Greek word usually translated “first places”, “chief place” and “first place”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,”
Meaning
Usually translated “first places”, “chief place” and “first place”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- first places 3
- chief place 1
- first place 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:39And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
- Luke 14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
- Luke 14:8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
- Luke 20:46Beware 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 at feasts;
Greek dictionary
πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisia · place of honor
πρωτο-κλυτία, -ας, ἡ the chief place at table (see Swete, Mk., l.with): Mat.23:6, Mrk.12:39, Luk.14:7-8 20:46.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.