καθέζομαιkathézomai
to sit down
Greek (New Testament) · G2516
Meanings
to sit down, sit: John 20:12; followed by ἐν, Matthew 26:55, Luke 2:46, John 11:20, Acts 6:15; followed by ἐπί, with genitive, Acts 20:9; id. with dative, John 4:6 (cf. παρα-καθέζ-, κάθημαι).
Same root
- κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- ἑδραῖοςhedraîos · G1476sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable
- καθίζωkathízō · G2523to seat down, i.e. set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:55 Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day.
- Luke 2:46 Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
- John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.
- John 11:20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.
- John 20:12 She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.
- Acts 6:15 At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.