{The chief seats in the synagogues} (	(886e) pr(9374)okathedrian
en tais sunag(9367)ais). Singular here, plural in  Mt 23:6 . This
semi-circular bench faced the congregation.  Mt 23:6  has also
the chief place at feasts given by Luke also in that discourse
( 20:46 ) as well as in  14:7 , a marked characteristic of the
Pharisees.