Matthew 23:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,”
φιλέω
to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 (ἀγαπάω) is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 (θέλω) and G1014 (βούλομαι), or as G2372 (θυμός) and G3563 (νοῦς) respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)
συναγωγή
synagogues
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συναγωγή
an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church
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πρωτοκλισία
chief place
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πρωτοκλισία
a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals
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πρωτοκαθεδρία
first seats
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πρωτοκαθεδρία
a sitting first (in the front row), i.e. preeminence in council
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δεῖπνον
banquets
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δεῖπνον
dinner, i.e. the chief meal (usually in the evening)
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