πρωτοκαθεδρίας [3 verses] (noun pl fem acc) "Chief seats" comes protokathedria which literally means "first seats." The prefix in this word means "first" and "highest" from protos. In place, this means "the foremost." In order, it means "the first." Of rank or degree, it means "the highest" or "the best." It's root is kathedra, which means a "seat" to sit on, the "posterior," the "sitting posture," "sitting idle," "inaction," the "chair of a teacher," and "a throne."