John 19:13:15John.19.13.W15TAB
βήματος
bêmatos
“judgment seat”
- Transliteration
- BÊ-ma-tos
- Extended
- BAY-mah-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈbeː.ma.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- judgment seat
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
BÊ-ma-tos
- phraseyour reading level
kai e-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton
- sentence
ho oun pi-LA-tos a-KOU-sas tôn LO-gôn TOU-tôn Ê-ga-yen EKS-ô ton ee-ay-SOON kai e-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton he-bra-is-TI de GAB-ba-tha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi bēmatos {ἐπὶ βήματος | epí bḗmatos} identifies Pilate’s official position on the judgment seat, highlighting legal authority.
In context — John 19:13
Therefore Pilate, after hearing these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called Lithostroton , but in Hebrew it is Gabbatha.
About this coordinate
John 19:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:13, so the Greek word βήματος (bêmatos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.19.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.13.W15.S1) and character.