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(βῆμα, beÌ„Ìma, “a raised place,†“platform,†“tribune,†; ; see GABBATHA; margin (text “throneâ€); , ff; , ): In Greek law courts, one beÌ„ma was provided for the accuser, another for the accused; but in the New Testament the word designates the official scat of a judge, usually of the Roman governor; also of the emperor (); then of God (), of Christ (). The word κÏιτηÌÏιον, kriteÌ„Ìrion, “a tribunal,†“bench of judges†() occurs also in -4, and is there translated in the Revised Version margin by “tribunals.†See also JUDGE.