Greek · Strong's G2521 · Verb
κάθημαι
kathēmai
to sit
How it's translated
- sitting53
- was sitting7
- do sit6
- he was sitting4
- will sit2
- when was sitting2
- sitting by2
- is sitting2
Definition
κάθ-ημαι
[in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;]
in cl. present and imperfect only (prop. pf. and plpf. of καθέζομαι; cf. Bl., § 24), in LXX and NT fut. also, to sit, be seated: Mat.11:16 22:44" (LXX), Mrk.2:6, Jhn.6:3, Act.2:2, Jas.2:3 (on the vulgar imper. κάθου, see Kennedy, Sources, 162), Rev.4:3, al.; before prep. with accusative, ἐπί, Mat.9:9, Mrk.2:14, Jhn.12:16; παρά, Mat.13:1, Mrk.10:46; περί, Mrk.3:32, 34; πρός, Luk.22:56; ὑπό, Jas.2:3; εἰς, Mrk.13:3; μετά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.26:58; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat…
The forms it takes
Tense
Mood and form
- Participle 71% an “-ing” verb that describes
- Indicative 19% a statement of fact
- Imperative 8% a command or request
- Infinitive 2% the “to …” form
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Its meaning group
Stances and Events Related to Stances › Sit 94% of uses
Existence in Space › Remain, Stay 6% of uses
Words with a similar meaning
Between Hebrew and Greek
In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:
Where it appears
Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation
- Revelation33
- Matthew18
- Luke13
- Mark11
- Acts6
- John4
- 1 Corinthians1
- Colossians1
- Hebrews1
- James1
Every verse
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