Matth. 19:28

[Paul Younan]

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Is there no Aramaic word for Throne then? Must a Greek word be borrowed for a lack of it in Aramaic?

Hi Akh,

Kursya does mean throne as well, if used in context. But it is more general and can mean a simple chair, which in fact we call the dinner table chairs, or the chairs at work - Kursya. It can be inferred to mean throne when speaking of royalty.

The term Tronos was borrowed, I'm sure, to convey a bit more specificity. It came through during the era of Alexander and the later Seleucids of Mesopotamia and the levant.