◄ 2516. kathezomai ►
Strong's Lexicon kathezomai: To sit down, to be seated Original Word: καθέζομαι Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kathezomai Pronunciation: kath-ED-zom-ahee Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ed'-zom-ahee) Definition: To sit down, to be seated Meaning: I am sitting, sit down, am seated. Word Origin: From κατά (kata, meaning "down") and the middle voice of ἕζομαι (hezomai, meaning "to sit") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is יָשַׁב (yashab, Strong's H3427), which also means "to sit" or "to dwell." Usage: The verb "kathezomai" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of sitting down or being seated. It often conveys a sense of remaining in a place or position, sometimes with an implication of authority or teaching, as sitting was a common posture for teachers in ancient times. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, sitting was a posture associated with teaching and authority. Rabbis and philosophers would often sit while delivering instruction, and their disciples would gather around them. This cultural context is reflected in the New Testament, where Jesus and others are depicted as sitting to teach or to engage in significant conversations. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from kata and hezomai (to seat oneself, sit) Definition to sit down NASB Translation sit (1), sitting (5), stayed (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2516: καθέζομαι καθέζομαι; imperfect ἐκαθεζόμην; (from Homer down); to sit down, seat oneself, sit: John 20:12; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Matthew 26:55; Luke 2:46; John 11:20; Acts 6:15; followed by ἐπί with the genitive, Acts 20:9 L T Tr WH; by ἐπί with the dative, John 4:6; ἐκεῖ, John 6:3 Tdf.; (οὗ where, Acts 2:2 Lachmann Cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 336f; Buttmann, 56 (49); 60 (52). Compare: παρακαθέζομαι.) STRONGS NT 2516a: καθεῖς καθεῖς, more correctly καθ' εἷς, see εἷς, 4 c., p. 187{a}. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sit. From kata and the base of hedraios; to sit down -- sit. see GREEK kata see GREEK hedraios Forms and Transliterations εκαθεζετο εκαθέζετο ἐκαθέζετο εκαθεζομην εκαθέζομην ἐκαθεζόμην καθεδείται καθεδούνται καθεζομενοι καθεζόμενοι καθεζομενον καθεζόμενον καθεζομενος καθεζόμενος καθεζομενους καθεζομένους κάθεμα καθεσθείς καθεσθήσεται ekathezeto ekathézeto ekathezomen ekathezomēn ekathezómen ekathezómēn kathezomenoi kathezómenoi kathezomenon kathezómenon kathezomenos kathezómenos kathezomenous kathezoménous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 26:55 V-IIM/P-1S GRK: τῷ ἱερῷ ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων καὶ NAS: day I used to sit in the temple KJV: for to take me? I sat daily with INT: the temple I sat teaching and Luke 2:46 V-PPM/P-AMS GRK: τῷ ἱερῷ καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ NAS: Him in the temple, sitting in the midst KJV: in the temple, sitting in the midst INT: the temple sitting in [the] midst John 4:6 V-IIM/P-3S GRK: τῆς ὁδοιπορίας ἐκαθέζετο οὕτως ἐπὶ NAS: from His journey, was sitting thus KJV: with [his] journey, sat thus on INT: the journey sat thus at John 11:20 V-IIM/P-3S GRK: τῷ οἴκῳ ἐκαθέζετο NAS: Him, but Mary stayed at the house. KJV: but Mary sat [still] in the house. INT: the house was sitting John 20:12 V-PPM/P-AMP GRK: ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους ἕνα πρὸς NAS: in white sitting, one KJV: in white sitting, the one at INT: in white sitting one at Acts 6:15 V-PPM/P-NMP GRK: πάντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ NAS: on him, all who were sitting in the Council KJV: And all that sat in the council, INT: all who sat in the Acts 20:9 V-PPM/P-NMS GRK: καθεζόμενος δέ τις NAS: Eutychus sitting on the window sill, INT: was sitting moreover a certain Strong's Greek 2516 7 Occurrences ἐκαθέζετο — 2 Occ. ἐκαθεζόμην — 1 Occ. καθεζόμενοι — 1 Occ. καθεζόμενον — 1 Occ. καθεζόμενος — 1 Occ. καθεζομένους — 1 Occ.