Seat

Type Object Greek καθέδρα
Chair without a back (Ashurnasirpal II, wall relief from Nimrud, Iraq, 9th c. BCE, British Museum)
Chair without a back (Ashurnasirpal II, wall relief from Nimrud, Iraq, 9th c. BCE, British Museum) (Anthony Huan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Chair, seat

About Seat

The chair was an object on which a person sat. Chairs differed widely in shape and materials. Most often they were made of a wooden or cane frame with the seat woven of reeds or made of wood. Sometimes the chair had a back, sometimes not. See also Throne.

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Key References

Matthew 21:12

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

Matthew 23:2

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Mark 11:15

When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

All Scripture References (3)

Matthew (2)
Matthew 21:12

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

Matthew 23:2

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Mark (1)
Mark 11:15

When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.