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

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Result
βή + μα + τος
bê + ma + tos
bêmatos

Alphabet Analysis

Betav — as in victory
Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    BÊ-ma-tos

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kai e-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton

  3. 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 contextJohn 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.