(from deípnon [1173]), and the chief seats (from [4410] from prōtokathedría prōtos, first; and kathédra) in the synagogues.” is a fitting verb to describe the Philéō Pharisees, since the emphasis on conditionality shows that the scribes and Pharisees loved the topmost (prōtos) status for what they got out of it. Since has a prōtos qualitative element in it, the is prefix “chief” the preferable rendering to “numerically first” in both compound nouns above. What is numerically first is not necessarily first in rank. A person can be chronologically invited first to a wedding yet placed in the last row of the balcony. Chief (first in rank) seats at feasts and in synagogues were reserved for the rich and famous. [7] Fourth, the conditional love continued, now for (from “greetings aspasmós [783] from aspázomai [782], to salute; a salutation, an oral or written greeting) in the markets.” the Traditionally,
(from deípnon [1173]), and the chief seats (from prōtokathedría [4410] from prōtos, first; and kathédra) in the synagogues.” Philéō is a fitting verb to describe the Pharisees, since the emphasis on conditionality shows that the scribes and Pharisees loved the topmost (prōtos) status for what they got out of it. Since prōtos has a qualitative element in it, the prefix “chief” is the preferable rendering to “numerically first” in both compound nouns above. What is numerically first is not necessarily first in rank. A person can be chronologically invited first to a wedding yet placed in the last row of the balcony. Chief (first in rank) seats at feasts and in synagogues were reserved for the rich and famous. [7] Fourth, the conditional love continued, now for “greetings (from aspasmós [783] from aspázomai [782], to salute; a salutation, an oral or written greeting) in the markets.” Traditionally, the