synthronon

English

A synthronon at Hagia Irene in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύνθρονον (súnthronon).

Noun

synthronon (plural synthronons or synthrona)

1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.
   • 1976, A. Ennabli, “MACOMADES MINORES”, in edited by Richard Stillwell, William L[loyd] MacDonald, and Marian Holland McAllister, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, pages 539–540:

     In the axis of the basilica, opposite the central apse and 20 m from the choir platform, is a semicircular exedra 6.7 m in span and 4.5 m deep designed for the synthronon.

Further reading

• synthronon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia