Word study · Greek
bēma
judgment seat, platform
Say it: BAY-mah (approximate)
βῆμα
What it means
A raised platform from which a judge or official addressed the people and decided cases. In Corinth the Jews bring Paul to the bēma before Gallio (18:12-17). Paul says that all believers will stand before the bēma of Christ (Romans 14:10, 2 Corinthians 5:10).
Range of meaning
- Judgment seatA tribunal.
- PlatformA raised speaker's stand.
In Acts
- Chapter 18
"They brought him to the judgment seat" (18:12-17).
Every verse (8)
Verses where G0968 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources