θρόνος : throne

Illustrations of English words
derived from the Greek in the New Testament.

By Gaylon West.


throne (n.) definition at Dictionary.com:
1. the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy. 2. the office or dignity of a sovereign: 3. the occupant of a throne; sovereign. 4. sovereign power or authority:

Etymology: c. 1200, trone, "the seat of God or a saint in heaven;" c. 1300 as "seat occupied by a sovereign," from Old French trone (12c., Modern French trône), from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos "elevated seat, chair, throne," from PIE root *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support" (cognates: Latin firmus "firm, steadfast, strong, stable," Sanskrit dharma "statute, law;")). From late 14c. as a symbol of royal power. Colloquial meaning "toilet" is recorded from 1922. The classical -h- begins to appear in English from late 14c.
G2362 θρόνος Thayer Definition:
1) a throne seat 1a) a chair of state having a footstool 1b) assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty 1b1) metaphorically to God, the governor of the world 1b2) to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration 1b2a) hence divine power belonging to Christ 1b3) to judges, i.e. tribunal or bench 1b4) to elders
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from thrao (to sit), a stately seat (“throne”)