STRONGS G2362:
θρόνος,
-ου,
ὁ, (
ΘΡΑΩ to sit; cf. Curtius § 316), [from Homer down],
Sept. for
כִּסֵּא,
a throne, seat, i. e. a chair of state having a footstool; assigned in the
N. T. to kings, hence, by metonymy, for
kingly power, royalty:
Luke 1:32,
52;
Acts 2:30. metaphorically, to God, the governor of the world:
Matthew 5:34;
Matthew 23:22;
Acts 7:49 (
Isaiah 66:1);
Revelation 1:4;
Revelation 3:21;
Revelation 4:2-6,
9,
10, etc.;
Hebrews 4:16;
Hebrews 8:1;
Hebrews 12:2. to the Messiah, the partner and assistant in the divine administration:
Matthew 19:28;
Matthew 25:31;
Revelation 3:21;
Revelation 20:11;
Revelation 22:3; hence, the divine power belonging to Christ,
Hebrews 1:8. to judges, equivalent to
tribunal or
bench (Plutarch, mor., p. 807 b.):
Matthew 19:28;
Luke 22:30;
Revelation 20:4. to elders:
Revelation 4:4;
Revelation 11:16. to Satan:
Revelation 2:13; cf. Bleek at the passage to the beast (concerning which see
θηρίον):
Revelation 16:10.
θρόνος is used by metonymy, of one who holds dominion or exercises authority; thus in plural of angels:
Colossians 1:16 [see Bp. Lightfoot at the passage].
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