verb

kathezemō

Greekκαθέζομαι (kathezomai)

Strong’sG2516

I am sitting, sit, am seated

stem kathez-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

kathezeme“sat”was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular1×

Matthew 26:55“sat”en ekeina ta hōra legata tos Iēsus toi ochloi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu sullambara min? kata hēmeran en te hiere kathezeme didaskarōtos kai ouk kratava min.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.

kathezete“stayed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular2×

John 4:6“sitting”ate de ekei pēgas tou Iakōb. tos oun Iēsus kopiarētos ek tau hodoiporiau kathezete houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate hōs hektas.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

John 11:20“stayed”tas oun Marthas hōs akouata hoti Iēsus erchetō hupantata auto; Marias de en to oiko kathezete.So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.

kathezerōtos“sitting”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 20:9“sitting”kathezerōtos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuriau, kataferirōtos hupno bathuo dialegerōtou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferiratos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.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.

kathezerōton“sitting”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine1×

Luke 2:46“sitting”kai gineta meta hēmerain treis heuriskala auton en te hiere kathezerōton en mese toiu didaskaloiu kai akouarōton autoiu kai eperōtarōton autoin;Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

kathezerōtois“sitting”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

Acts 6:15“sitting”kai atenizaratois eis auton pantois tois kathezerōtois en te sunedrie horala tem prosōpem autou hōsei prosōpem angelou.All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

kathezerōtoin“sitting”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine1×

John 20:12“sitting”kai theōratō duo angeloin en leukei kathezerōtoin, henon pros ta kefala kai henon pros toi podoi, hopou keiete tem sōmem tou Iēsu.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.