Prōtoklisía — G4411

Definition

feminine noun

a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals

Usually translated as

room, chief

Origin

from G4413 and G2828

• prōtos (G4413)
• klisía (G2828)

Occurrences

Prōtoklisía occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (3)

• Matthew 23:6 — And love the uppermost rooms (πρωτοκλισίαν) at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
• Mark 12:39 — And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms (πρωτοκλισίας) at feasts:
• Luke 14:7 — And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms (πρωτοκλισίας); saying unto them,
• Luke 14:8 — When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room (πρωτοκλισίαν); lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
• Luke 20:46 — Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms (πρωτοκλισίας) at feasts;