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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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βῆμα

Strong’s: G968

Associated OET lemmas: βῆμα

Notes: Despite certain differences in size, in some languages the closest natural equivalent of the phrase βῆμα ποδός is simply ‘a square foot,’ while in other languages employing the metric system, a phrase such as ‘a square meter’ would be more appropriate. Some languages, however, may employ expressions such as ‘the measure of an arm’s length’ or ‘the ground of one stride.’ The focal point in RV ACT 7:5 · LV ACT 7:5 · Read together ACT 7:5 is not so much the specific measurement, but rather the very limited space.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: βῆμα; -τος

Related lemmas: βεβαιόω

Sense 1: judgement seat, judgment place

Semantic entry: 7.63

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Miscellaneous Constructions

Definition: a raised platform mounted by steps and usually furnished with a seat; used by officials to address an assembly, often on judicial matters, with a focus on judgement

Notes: The association of a βῆμα with judicial procedures means that there is almost always an important component of judicial function associated with this term. Therefore in translating βῆμα, it is often best to use a phrase such as ‘a place where a judge decides’ or ‘a place where decisions are made’ or ‘a judge’s seat.’ The focus upon judgment is particularly important in those passages which refer to the judgment seat of God (RV ROM 14:10 · LV ROM 14:10 · Read together ROM 14:10) and of Christ (RV CO2 5:10 · LV CO2 5:10 · Read together CO2 5:10).

Further resources: realia:3.19

MAT 27:19: RV MAT 27:19 · LV MAT 27:19 · Read together MAT 27:19

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OET-RV MAT 27:19

19 But while Pilatos was still making his judgement, his wife sent a note to him, saying, “Don’t touch that guiltless man because I was very distressed by a dream I had about him.”

OET-LV MAT 27:19

19 But him sitting on the tribunal, the wife of_him sent_out to him saying:
Let_be nothing to_you and the that righteous man, because/for I_suffered many things today in a_dream because_of him.

JHN 19:13: RV JHN 19:13 · LV JHN 19:13 · Read together JHN 19:13

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OET-RV JHN 19:13

13 So now Pilatos, having heard all this, brought Yeshua outside again. Pilatos sat down on the judge’s seat at a place called The Stone Pavement (and called Gabatha in Hebrew).

OET-LV JHN 19:13

13 Therefore the Pilatos, having_heard of_ the _messages these, brought outside the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), and he_sat_down on the_tribunal, at a_place being_called the_Stone_Pavement, But in_Hebraios, Gabbatha.
All 11 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 27:19 · LV MAT 27:19 · Read together MAT 27:19

JHN: RV JHN 19:13 · LV JHN 19:13 · Read together JHN 19:13

ACT: RV ACT 12:21 · RV ACT 18:12 · RV ACT 18:16–17 · RV ACT 25:6 · RV ACT 25:10 · RV ACT 25:17 · LV ACT 12:21 · LV ACT 18:12 · LV ACT 18:16–17 · LV ACT 25:6 · LV ACT 25:10 · LV ACT 25:17 · Read together ACT 12:21 · Read together ACT 18:12 · Read together ACT 18:16–17 · Read together ACT 25:6 · Read together ACT 25:10 · Read together ACT 25:17

ROM: RV ROM 14:10 · LV ROM 14:10 · Read together ROM 14:10

CO2: RV CO2 5:10 · LV CO2 5:10 · Read together CO2 5:10

Sense 2: a square yard, a square meter

Semantic entry: 80.3

Semantic domains: Space

Subdomains: Space, Place

Definition: (an idiom, literally: a step of a foot (a distance of approximately two and a half feet or a little less than a meter)) an extremely limited or restricted space

Collocations: βῆμα ποδός

ACT 7:5: RV ACT 7:5 · LV ACT 7:5 · Read together ACT 7:5

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OET-RV ACT 7:5

5 Avraham hadn’t received any land here as an inheritance, in fact he’d never been near this land and nor did he have any children, yet God promised to give this entire country to him and his descendants.

OET-LV ACT 7:5

5 And not gave to_him an_inheritance in it, nor the_tribunal of_a_foot, but he_promised to_give to_him for a_possession it, and to_the descendants of_him after him, not being to_him a_child.