verb
kathezomō
Strong’sG2516
I sit, am seated
stem kathez-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
καθ-έζομαι,
[in LXX: Le 12:5, al. (ישׁב), Jb 39:28 (שׁכן);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2516 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(see. below), imperfect ἐκαθεζόμην in Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+ (but frequently as aorist 2, Refs 5th c.BC+; in Poets, καθεζόμην Refs 8th c.BC+: future καθεδοῦμαι LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist καθεσθείς Refs 2nd c.AD+, which supplies the transitive sense, is more common in present and imperfect, but we have κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζεαι Refs 8th c.BC+:—sit down, take one's seat, ἀγορήνδε καθεζώμεσθα κιόντες Refs 8th c.BC+; κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζευ ἐπὶ θρόνουRefs 8th c.BC+; καθεζομένη πρόχνυ (see. πρόχνυ); so κ. ἐν.. εὐνατηρίοις Refs 5th c.BC+; preside, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ λαχόντες προεδρεύειν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ παρασκευῆς καθεζόμενοι taking their seats, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 sit down in, occupy, a country, encamp, Refs 5th c.BC+; settle, εἰς χώραν Refs 6th c.AD+
II remain seated, in various senses:
II.1 sit still, with collateral notion of inaction, τίφθ᾽ οὕτως κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζεαι ἶσος ἀναύδ; Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 sit as suppliants, ἱκέται καθεζόμεσθα βώμιοι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 sit for one's portrait, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.4 of a teacher, πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathezomeἐκαθεζόμην | was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | sat | 1× |
| kathezoteἐκαθέζετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | stayed | 2× |
| kathezorōntosκαθεζόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | sitting | 1× |
| kathezorōntonκαθεζόμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | sitting | 1× |
| kathezorōntoisκαθεζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | sitting | 1× |
| kathezorōntoinκαθεζομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | sitting | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kathezomō | kathezome1×ἐκαθεζόμην | kathezomē | kathezomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kathezosō | kathezose | kathezosē | kathezoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathezotō | kathezote2×ἐκαθέζετο | kathezotē | kathezotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kathezonō | kathezone | kathezonē | kathezonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathezovō | kathezove | kathezovē | kathezovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kathezolō | kathezole | kathezolē | kathezolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kathezomeiō | kathezomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kathezoseiō | kathezoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathezoteiō | kathezoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kathezoneiō | kathezoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathezoveiō | kathezoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kathezoleiō | kathezoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kathezosōr | kathezosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathezotōr | kathezotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathezovōr | kathezovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kathezolōr | kathezolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kathezomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kathezosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathezotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kathezonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathezovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kathezoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kathezorō | kathezorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kathezorōntos4×καθεζόμενος | kathezorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kathez is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
kathezome“sat”was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 26:55… min? kata hēmeran en te hiere kathezome didaskarōntos kai ouk kratava min.… would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and …
kathezote“stayed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 4:6“sitting”… oun Iēsus kopiarēntos ek tau hodoiporiau kathezote houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate …… was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 11:20… auto; Marias de en to oiko kathezote.… out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
kathezorōntos“sitting”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 20:9“sitting”kathezorōntos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi …And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window …
kathezorōnton“sitting”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 2:46… treis heuriskala auton en te hiere kathezorōnton en mese toiu didaskaloiu kai akouarōnton …… found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them …
kathezorōntois“sitting”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 6:15kai atenizarantois eis auton pantois tois kathezorōntois en te sunedrie horala tem prosōpem …All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at …
kathezorōntoin“sitting”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
John 20:12kai theōratō duo angeloin en leukei kathezorōntoin, henon pros ta kefala kai henon …… she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had …