κάθημαιkáthēmai

and (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside

Greek (New Testament) · G2521

Meanings

in classical Greek present and imperfect only (properly perfect and plpf. of καθέζομαι; cf. Bl., § 24), in LXX and NT future also, to sit, be seated: Matthew 11:16, Matthew 22:44(LXX), Mark 2:6, John 6:3, Acts 2:2, James 2:3, Revelation 4:3, and elsewhere; followed by preposition with accusative, ἐπί, Matthew 9:9, Mark 2:14, John 12:15; παρά, Matthew 13:1, Mark 10:46; περί, Mark 3:32, Mark 3:34; πρός, Luke 22:56; ὑπό, James 2:3; εἰς, Mark 13:3; μετά, with genitive of person, Matthew 26:58; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 22:44; ἐπάνω, with genitive, Matthew 28:2; ἀπέναντι, with genitive, Matthew 27:61; ἐπί, with dative, Acts 3:10; id. with genitive, Acts 8:28; ἐκεῖ, Matthew 15:29; pleonastic, Matthew 13:2, Acts 23:3, Revelation 18:7; metaphorically, Matthew 4:16, Luke 1:79(LXX); of one's domicile (Nehemiah 11:6, Sirach 50:26; Hdt., v, 63), Luke 21:35, Acts 2:2, Revelation 14:6 (cf. συν-κάθημαι).

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Where it appears

Appears 91 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 4:16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
  • Matthew 9:9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
  • Matthew 11:16 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,
  • Matthew 13:1 Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
  • Matthew 13:2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.
  • Matthew 15:29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.