Joh 19:13 | RWP | e4.org | Sat down on the judgement seat ( εκαθισεν επ βηματος ). "Took his seat upon the βημα " (the raised platform for the judge outside the palace as in ). The examination is over and Pilate is now ready for the final stage. The Pavement ( Λιθοστρωτον ). Late compound from λιθος , stone, and the verbal adjective στρωτος form στρωννυμ , to speak, a mosaic or tesselated pavement, spread with stones, in , Josephus, Epictetus, papyri. The Chaldean name Γαββαθα , an elevation, was apparently given because of the shape.

‏ John 19:13

Sat down on the judgement seat ( εκαθισεν επ βηματος ). "Took his seat upon the βημα " (the raised platform for the judge outside the palace as in Ac 7:5). The examination is over and Pilate is now ready for the final stage.

The Pavement ( Λιθοστρωτον ). Late compound from λιθος, stone, and the verbal adjective στρωτος form στρωννυμ, to speak, a mosaic or tesselated pavement, spread with stones, in 2Ch 7:3, Josephus, Epictetus, papyri. The Chaldean name Γαββαθα, an elevation, was apparently given because of the shape.