θρόνος
thronosthroneHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine62 occurrences6 books51 verses
Definition
θρόνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for כִּסֵּא, Exodus 11:5, al. ;]
in Hom., a seat, chair. Later, a throne, chair of state, seat of authority; of kings: metaphorically, of God, Matthew 5:34, Acts 7:49" (LXX), Revelation 1:4, al.; by meton., for kingly power, sovereignty, Luke 1:32, 52, Acts 2:30; for an angelic hierarchy, Colossians 1:16; of Christ, Matthew 19:28, Revelation 3:21, al.; of Satan, Revelation 2:13; τ. θηρίου, Revelation 16:10; of the Apostles, Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, cf. Revelation 20:4; of πρεσβύτεροι, Revelation 4:4; 11:16 (on θ. τῆς χάριτος, Hebrews 4:16, see Westc., in l; Deiss., BS, 135)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θρόνος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
62 total
- Matthew 5:34θρόνος · throneBut I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
- Matthew 19:28θρόνου · throne; θρόνους · thronesJesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 23:22θρόνῳ · throneAnd he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
- Matthew 25:31θρόνου · throneWhen the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Luke 1:32θρόνον · throneHe will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Luke 1:52θρόνων · [their] thronesHe has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- Luke 22:30θρόνων · thrones…so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Acts 2:30θρόνον · throneBut he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- Acts 7:49θρόνος · throne‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
- Colossians 1:16θρόνοι · thronesFor in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Hebrews 1:8θρόνος · throneBut about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Hebrews 4:16θρόνῳ · throneLet us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- Hebrews 8:1θρόνου · throneThe point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
- Hebrews 12:2θρόνου · throneLet us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Revelation 1:4θρόνου · throneJohn, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,
- Revelation 2:13θρόνος · throneI know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
- Revelation 3:21θρόνῳ · throne; θρόνῳ · throneTo the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Revelation 4:2θρόνος · a throne; θρόνον · [it]At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.
- Revelation 4:3θρόνου · throneThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 4:4θρόνου · throne; θρόνους · other thrones; θρόνους · thronesSurrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
- Revelation 4:5θρόνου · throne; θρόνου · throneFrom the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
- Revelation 4:6θρόνου · throne; θρόνου; θρόνου · throneAnd before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
- Revelation 4:9θρόνῳ · throneAnd whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
- Revelation 4:10θρόνου · throne; θρόνου · throne…the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- Revelation 5:1θρόνου · throneThen I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
- Revelation 5:6θρόνου · throneThen I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- Revelation 5:7θρόνου · throneAnd He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.
- Revelation 5:11θρόνου · throneThen I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
- Revelation 5:13θρόνῳ · throneAnd I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
- Revelation 6:16θρόνου · throneAnd they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
- Revelation 7:9θρόνου · throneAfter this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
- Revelation 7:10θρόνῳ · throneAnd they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
- Revelation 7:11θρόνου · throne; θρόνου · throneAnd all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
- Revelation 7:15θρόνου · throne; θρόνου · throneFor this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Revelation 7:17θρόνου · throneFor the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Revelation 8:3θρόνου · throneThen another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
- Revelation 11:16θρόνους · thronesAnd the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
- Revelation 12:5θρόνον · throneAnd she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
- Revelation 13:2θρόνον · throneThe beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.