κάθημαι
Transliteration
kathēmai (Key)
Pronunciation
kath'-ay-mahee
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596), and hemai (to sit, akin to the base of ἑδραῖος (G1476))
mGNT
91x in 18 unique form(s) TR
89x in 19 unique form(s) LXX
145x in 28 unique form(s)
ἐκάθητο — 11x
κάθῃ — 1x
Κάθημαι — 1x
καθήμεναι — 2x
καθημένην — 1x
καθημένης — 1x
καθήμενοι — 6x
καθημένοις — 4x
καθήμενον — 10x
καθήμενος — 18x
Καθημένου — 2x
καθημένου — 7x
καθημένους — 5x
καθημένῳ — 8x
καθημένων — 1x
καθῆσθαι — 2x
κάθηται — 2x
Κάθου — 5x
κάθου — 2x
ἐκάθητο — 11x
κάθῃ — 1x
κάθημαι — 1x
καθήμεναι — 1x
καθημένην — 1x
καθημένης — 1x
καθήμενοι — 7x
καθημένοις — 4x
καθήμενον — 11x
καθήμενος — 16x
καθημένου — 9x
καθημένους — 6x
καθημένῳ — 8x
καθημένων — 1x
καθήσεσθε — 2x
καθῆσθαι — 2x
κάθηται — 2x
κάθου — 7x
ἐκαθήμην — 3x
ἐκάθηντο — 7x
ἐκάθητο — 32x
ἐκάθου — 1x
κάθῃ — 1x
κάθημαι — 1x
καθήμεθα — 2x
καθήμεναι — 2x
καθημένη — 4x
καθημένης — 1x
καθήμενοι — 12x
καθημένοις — 1x
καθήμενον — 7x
καθήμενος — 17x
καθημένου — 6x
καθημένους — 9x
καθημένων — 2x
κάθηνται — 2x
κάθησαι — 4x
καθήσεσθε — 2x
καθήσεται — 3x
καθήσῃ — 2x
καθῆσθαι — 1x
κάθησθε — 2x
κάθησο — 1x
καθήσονταί — 1x
κάθηται — 8x
κάθου — 11x
Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 3:440,386

Strong’s Definitions

κάθημαι káthēmai, kath'-ay-mahee; from G2596; and ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside:—dwell, sit (by, down).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 89x

The KJV translates Strong's G2521 in the following manner: sit (82x), sit down (3x), sit by (2x), be set down (1x), dwell (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 89x
The KJV translates Strong's G2521 in the following manner: sit (82x), sit down (3x), sit by (2x), be set down (1x), dwell (1x).

  1. to sit down, seat one's self

  2. to sit, be seated, of a place occupied

    1. to have a fixed abode, to dwell

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κάθημαι káthēmai, kath'-ay-mahee; from G2596; and ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside:—dwell, sit (by, down).
STRONGS G2521:
κάθημαι, 2 person singular κάθῃ a later form for κάθησαι (Acts 23:3), imperative κάθου for κάθησο (yet cf. Kühner, as below) (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 359; Krüger, § 38, 6f i., p. 147; Kühner, § 301 i., p. 671; Winers Grammar, § 14, 4; (Buttmann, 49 (42))) (subjunctive 2 person plural κάθησθε, Luke 22:30 Tr marginal reading; but WH text κάθησθε; see Veitch, under the word; Krüger, § 38, 6, 1 (cf. καθίζω), infinitive καθῆσθαι, participle καθήμενος); imperfect ἐκαθήμην; and once the rare (cf. Veitch, p. 347) future καθήσομαι, Luke 22:30 T Tr text WH marginal reading (so WH in Matthew 19:28 also; cf. καθίζω, at the end); (ἧμαι); a verb of which only the present and imperfect are in use in classical Greek (cf. Buttmann, 60 (52)); the Sept. for יָשַׁב;
1. to sit down, seat oneself: followed by ἐν with the dative of place (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 9), Mark 4:1; Luke 22:55 (here T Tr WH μέσος); εἰς, Mark 13:3 (Buttmann, § 147, 16); μετά with the genitive of person, Matthew 26:58; κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, i. e. be a partner of my power, Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36 (Tr text WH marginal reading κάθισον); Luke 20:42; Acts 2:34; Hebrews 1:13 (Psalm 109:1 (Ps. 110:1)); κάθου ὧδε ὑπό with the accusative, James 2:3. παρά with the accusative of place, Matthew 13:1; ἐπάνω with the genitive of place, Matthew 28:2; with ἐκεῖ, Matthew 15:29; John 6:3 (Tdf. ἐκαθέζετο); the place to be supplied from the context, Matthew 13:2.
2. to sit, be seated, of a place occupied: followed by ἐν with the dative of place (Winer's Grammar, as under 1), Matthew 11:16; Matthew 26:69; ἐν τῇ δεξιά τοῦ Θεοῦ, Colossians 3:1; ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, Mark 16:5; ἐπί τίνος, Matthew 24:3; Matthew 27:19; (Acts 20:9 R G); ἐπί τοῦ θρόνου (but also, especially in the critical editions, with the dative and the accusative (see below); cf. Alford on the following passages), Revelation 4:2 etc.; τῆς νεφέλης (or with the accusative), Revelation 14:15, and in other examples; ἐπί τίνι, Acts 3:10; ἐπί τί (cf. Buttmann, 338 (291)), Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27; John 12:15; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2 (R dative (as in the following)) Revelation 6:4; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 19:11; παρά τήν ὁδόν, Matthew 20:30; Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35; πρός τό φῶς, Luke 22:56; ἐπάνω τίνος, Matthew 23:22; Revelation 6:8; περί τινα, Mark 3:32, 34; ἀπέναντι τίνος, Matthew 27:61; ἐκ δεξιῶν τίνος, Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62; Luke 22:69; ἐκεῖ, Mark 2:6; οὗ, where, Acts 2:2 (L καθεζόμενοι); Revelation 17:15; without specification of place, Mark 5:15; Luke 5:17; Luke 8:35; John 2:14; John 9:8; 1 Corinthians 14:30. κάθημαι as descriptive of a certain state or condition is used of those who sit in discharging their office, as judges, κάθῃ κρίνων, Acts 23:3; of a queen, equivalent to to occupy the throne, to reign (A. V. I sit a queen), Revelation 18:7; of money-changers, John 2:14; of mourners and penitents: ἐν σάκκῳ, clothed in sackcloth, ἐν σποδῷ, covered with ashes, Luke 10:13; of those who, enveloped in darkness, cannot walk about, Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79 (Isaiah 42:7); of a lame man, Acts 14:8. equivalent to to have a fixed abode, to dwell: ἐπί πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς, Luke 21:35; Revelation 14:6 (where Rec. κατοικοῦντας); ἐπί θρόνον, Revelation 20:11 G T (WH marginal reading; but see above); ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, Nehemiah 11:6; (ἐν ὄρει Σαμαρείας, Sir. 50:26. Compare: συγκάθημαι).
καθημέρανκαθημέραν, equivalent to καθ' ἡμέραν, see ἡμέρα, 2, p. 278{a}.
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References

Nehemiah
Nehemiah 11:6
Psalms
Psalms 109:1; Psalms 110:1
Isaiah
Isaiah 42:7
Matthew
Matthew 4:16; Matthew 9:9; Matthew 11:16; Matthew 13:1; Matthew 13:2; Matthew 15:29; Matthew 19:28; Matthew 20:30; Matthew 22:44; Matthew 23:22; Matthew 24:3; Matthew 26:58; Matthew 26:64; Matthew 26:69; Matthew 27:19; Matthew 27:61; Matthew 28:2
Mark
Mark 2:6; Mark 2:14; Mark 3:32; Mark 3:34; Mark 4:1; Mark 5:15; Mark 10:46; Mark 12:36; Mark 13:3; Mark 14:62; Mark 16:5
Luke
Luke 1:79; Luke 5:17; Luke 5:27; Luke 8:35; Luke 10:13; Luke 18:35; Luke 20:42; Luke 21:35; Luke 22:30; Luke 22:30; Luke 22:55; Luke 22:56; Luke 22:69
John
John 2:14; John 2:14; John 6:3; John 9:8; John 12:15
Acts
Acts 2:2; Acts 2:34; Acts 3:10; Acts 14:8; Acts 20:9; Acts 23:3; Acts 23:3
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 14:30
Colossians
Colossians 3:1
Hebrews
Hebrews 1:13
James
James 2:3
Revelation
Revelation 4:2; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2; Revelation 6:4; Revelation 6:8; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 14:6; Revelation 14:15; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 17:15; Revelation 18:7; Revelation 19:11; Revelation 20:11
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