ΒΗΜΑΤΑ, βηματα
BĒMATA, bēmata
Sounds Like: BEE-mah-tah
Translations: steps, paces, treads, tribunals, judgment seats
From the root: ΒΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the plural form of 'βῆμα' (bēma). It refers to steps or paces, as in the act of walking or the distance covered by a step. It can also refer to a raised platform, a tribunal, or a judgment seat, where officials would sit to make decisions or deliver judgments. In a broader sense, it can denote a place of authority or a public platform.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0968 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 19:30
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΗΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΗΜΑ — step, a step, pace, a pace, tribunal, a tribunal, judgment seat, a judgment seat
- ΒΗΜΑΙ — to a step, to a platform, to a tribunal, to a judgment seat, to steps, to platforms, to tribunals, to judgment seats
- ΒΗΜΑΣΙΝ — (to) steps, (by) steps, (with) steps, (to) paces, (by) paces, (with) paces, (to) footsteps, (by) footsteps, (with) footsteps
- ΒΗΜΑΤΙ — to a judgment seat, to a tribunal, to a raised platform, to a step
- ΒΗΜΑΤΟΣ — of a step, of a pace, of a platform, of a tribunal, of a judgment seat
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