Kathezomai καθέζομαι
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| καθέζομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kathezomai |
| Strong's number | G2516 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to sit down |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (3) |
Kathezomai (Greek καθέζομαι, Strong's G2516) is a Greek verb meaning “to sit down”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
καθ-έζομαι
[in LXX: Lev.12:5, al. (יָשַׁב), Job.39:28 (שָׁכַן) ;]
to sit down, sit: Jhn.20:12; before ἐν, Mat.26:55, Luk.2:46, Jhn.11:20, Act.6:15; before ἐπί, with genitive, Act.20:9; id. with dative, Jhn.4:6 (cf. παρα-καθέζ-, κάθημαι).†
καθ ̓ εἷς, see: (εἷς.)
(AS)
[in LXX: Lev.12:5, al. (יָשַׁב), Job.39:28 (שָׁכַן) ;]
to sit down, sit: Jhn.20:12; before ἐν, Mat.26:55, Luk.2:46, Jhn.11:20, Act.6:15; before ἐπί, with genitive, Act.20:9; id. with dative, Jhn.4:6 (cf. παρα-καθέζ-, κάθημαι).†
καθ ̓ εἷς, see: (εἷς.)
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sat (3), sitting (2), i sat (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sitting (2), i sat (1), sat down (1), stayed (1), were sitting (1), seated (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kathezomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 26:55In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
Luke
- Luke 2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
John
- John 4:6Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- John 11:20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.
- John 20:12And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
Acts
- Acts 6:15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
- Acts 20:9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).