Strong G968 — βῆμα

G0968 G0968 = G0968 βῆμα bēma G:N-N judgement seat βῆμα, -τος, τό (βαίνω), [in LXX: Deu.2:5 (מִדְרָךְ), Neh.8:4 (מִגְדָּל), I Est.9:42, Sir.19:30 45:9, 2Ma.13:26 * ;]
1. a step, stride, pace: Dz 7:5.
2. a raised place, a platform reached by steps, originally that in the Pnyx at Athens from which orations were made; frequently of the tribune or tribunal of a Roman magistrate or ruler: Mt 27:19, Jn 19:13, Dz 12:21, 18:12, 16, 17 25:6, 10, 17; β. τοῦ θεοῦ, Rz 14:10; τ. Χριστοῦ, 2Kor 5:10. † (AS)