καθίζωkathízō

to seat down, i.e. set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)

Greek (New Testament) · G2523

Meanings

1. causal, to make to sit down, set, appoint: Acts 2:30, 1 Corinthians 6:4, Ephesians 1:20.

2. Intrans., to sit down, be seated, sit: Matthew 5:1, Mark 9:35, Luke 7:15, John 8:2, and elsewhere; with infinitive tel., 1 Corinthians 10:7; followed by εἰς, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; ἐπί, with accusative, Mark 11:2, John 12:14; id. with genitive, John 19:13, Acts 12:21; ὧδε, Mark 14:32; αὐτοῦ, Matthew 26:36; ἐν δεξιᾷ, Hebrews 1:3; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 20:21, Matthew 20:23; ἐν, Revelation 3:21; καθίσας pleonastic, Matthew 13:48, Luke 5:3, Luke 14:31, Luke 16:6; of settling in a place, followed by ἐν, Luke 24:49 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, παρα-, περι-, συν-καθίζω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 44 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
  • Matthew 13:48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.
  • Matthew 19:28 Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Matthew 20:21 “What is your request?” he asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”
  • Matthew 20:23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
  • Matthew 23:2 “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.