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).
Same root
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.
See every passage
- Matthew 4:16, 9:9, 11:16, 13:1, 13:2, 15:29, 19:28, 20:30, 22:44, 23:22, 24:3, 26:58, 26:64, 26:69, 27:19, 27:36, 27:61, 28:2
- Mark 2:6, 2:14, 3:32, 3:34, 4:1, 5:15, 10:46, 12:36, 13:3, 14:62, 16:5
- Luke 1:79, 5:17, 5:27, 7:32, 8:35, 10:13, 18:35, 20:42, 21:35, 22:30, 22:55, 22:56, 22:69
- John 2:14, 6:3, 9:8, 12:15
- Acts 2:2, 2:34, 3:10, 8:28, 14:8, 23:3
- 1 Corinthians 14:30
- Colossians 3:1
- Hebrews 1:13
- James 2:3
- Revelation 4:2, 4:3, 4:4, 4:9, 4:10, 5:1, 5:7, 5:13, 6:2, 6:4, 6:5, 6:8, 6:16, 7:10, 7:15, 9:17, 11:16, 14:6, 14:14, 14:15, 14:16, 17:1, 17:3, 17:9, 17:15, 18:7, 19:4, 19:11, 19:18, 19:19, 19:21, 20:11, 21:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.