'Couches' in the Bible
they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
having run about through all that region round about, they began upon the couches to carry about those ill, where they were hearing that he is,
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)
and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,
He will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare [the supper] for us there.”
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
'Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,
Then he will show you a large upstairs room, furnished [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare the meal there.”