◄ 4776. sugkathizó ►
Strong's Lexicon sugkathizó: To sit together, to sit down with Original Word: συγκαθίζω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sugkathizó Pronunciation: soong-kath-ID-zo Phonetic Spelling: (soong-kath-id'-zo) Definition: To sit together, to sit down with Meaning: I cause to sit down with, sit down together. Word Origin: From the Greek words σύν (sun, meaning "with" or "together") and καθίζω (kathizó, meaning "to sit" or "to seat"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συγκαθίζω, the concept of sitting together can be related to Hebrew words like יָשַׁב (yashab, Strong's 3427), which means "to sit" or "to dwell." Usage: The verb συγκαθίζω (sugkathizó) is used to describe the act of sitting down together with others. It implies a sense of companionship, fellowship, or shared experience. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of communal or joint participation, whether in a physical or metaphorical sense. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, sitting together was a sign of fellowship and acceptance. Meals were often shared while reclining or sitting together, symbolizing unity and community. In Jewish culture, sitting together could also indicate a shared teaching or learning experience, as rabbis would often sit with their disciples. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from sun and kathizó Definition to make to sit together, to sit together NASB Translation sat down together (1), seated (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4776: συγκαθίζω συγκαθίζω (T WH συνκαθίζω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)): 1 aorist συνεκαθισα; (see καθίζω); a. transitive, to cause to sit down together, place together: τινα, followed by ἐν with a dative of the place, Ephesians 2:6. b. intransitive, to sit down together: Luke 22:55 (where Lachmann text περικαθίζω). (Xenophon, Aristotle, Plutarch, others; the Sept..) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sit down together. From sun and kathizo; to give (or take) a seat in company with -- (make) sit (down) together. see GREEK sun see GREEK kathizo Forms and Transliterations συγκαθίσαι συγκαθισάντων συγκαθυφασμένην συγκαιόμενος συγκαίοντι συγκαυθήσεται συγκαύσει συγκέκαυται συνεκάθισε συνεκαθισεν συνεκάθισεν συνκαθισαντων συνκαθισάντων sunekathisen sunkathisanton sunkathisantōn synekathisen synekáthisen synkathisanton synkathisantōn syn'kathisánton syn'kathisántōn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 22:55 V-APA-GMP GRK: αὐλῆς καὶ συνκαθισάντων ἐκάθητο ὁ NAS: of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter KJV: and were set down together, Peter INT: court and they having sat down together sat Ephesians 2:6 V-AIA-3S GRK: συνήγειρεν καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς NAS: and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly KJV: and made [us] sit together in INT: raised [us] up together and seated [us] together in the Strong's Greek 4776 2 Occurrences συνεκάθισεν — 1 Occ. συνκαθισάντων — 1 Occ.