{Sat down on the judgement seat} (ekathisen epi b(886d)atos).
"Took his seat upon the (886d)a" (the raised platform for the
judge outside the palace as in  Ac 7:5 ). The examination is over
and Pilate is now ready for the final stage. {The Pavement}
(Lithostr(9374)on). Late compound from lithos, stone, and the
verbal adjective str(9374)os form str(936e)numi, to speak, a mosaic
or tesselated pavement, spread with stones, in  2Ch 7:3 ,
Josephus, Epictetus, papyri. The Chaldean name Gabbath(835c), an
elevation, was apparently given because of the shape.