κάθημαι, 2 person singular κάθῃ a later form for κάθησαι (Act_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, Luk_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, Luk_22:30 T Tr text WH marginal reading (so WH in Mat_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 ιΘωΗΡα; 1. to sit down, seat oneself: followed by ἐν with the dative of place (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 9), Mar_4:1; Luk_22:55 (here T Tr WH μέσος); εἰς, Mar_13:3 (Buttmann, § 147, 16); μετά with the genitive of person, Mat_26:58; κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, i. e. be a partner of my power, Mat_22:44; Mar_12:36 (Tr text WH marginal reading κάθισον); Luk_20:42; Act_2:34; Heb_1:13 (Psa_109:1 ()); κάθου ὧδε ὑπό with the accusative, Jas_2:3. παρά with the accusative of place, Mat_13:1; ἐπάνω with the genitive of place, Mat_28:2; with ἐκεῖ, Mat_15:29; Joh_6:3 (Tdf. ἐκαθέζετο); the place to be supplied from the context, Mat_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), Mat_11:16; Mat_26:69; ἐν τῇ δεξιά τοῦ Θεοῦ, Col_3:1; ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, Mar_16:5; ἐπί τίνος, Mat_24:3; Mat_27:19; (Act_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), Rev_4:2 etc.; τῆς νεφέλης (or with the accusative), Rev_14:15, and in other examples; ἐπί τίνι, Act_3:10; ἐπί τί (cf. Buttmann, 338 (291)), Mat_9:9; Mar_2:14; Luk_5:27; Joh_12:15; Rev_4:4; Rev_6:2 (R dative (as in the following)) Rev_6:4; Rev_11:16; Rev_17:3; Rev_19:11; παρά τήν ὁδόν, Mat_20:30; Mar_10:46; Luk_18:35; πρός τό φῶς, Luk_22:56; ἐπάνω τίνος, Mat_23:22; Rev_6:8; περί τινα, Mar_3:32; Mar_3:34; ἀπέναντι τίνος, Mat_27:61; ἐκ δεξιῶν τίνος, Mat_26:64; Mar_14:62; Luk_22:69; ἐκεῖ, Mar_2:6; οὗ, where, Act_2:2 (L καθεζόμενοι); Rev_17:15; without specification of place, Mar_5:15; Luk_5:17; Luk_8:35; Joh_2:14; Joh_9:8; 1Co_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, Act_23:3; of a queen, equivalent to to occupy the throne, to reign (A. V. I sit a queen), Rev_18:7; of money-changers, Joh_2:14; of mourners and penitents: ἐν σάκκῳ, clothed in sackcloth, ἐν σποδῷ, covered with ashes, Luk_10:13; of those who, enveloped in darkness, cannot walk about, Mat_4:16; Luk_1:79 (Isa_42:7); of a lame man, Act_14:8. equivalent to to have a fixed abode, to dwell: ἐπί πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς, Luk_21:35; Rev_14:6 (where Rec. κατοικοῦντας); ἐπί θρόνον, Rev_20:11 G T (WH marginal reading; but see above); ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, Neh_11:6; (ἐν ὄρει Σαμαρείας, Sir_50:26. Compare: συγκάθημαι). καθημέρανκαθημέραν, equivalent to καθ' ἡμέραν, see ἡμέρα, 2, p. 278{a} .

κάθημαι kathēmai 91x to sit, be sitting, Mat_9:9 ; Luk_10:13 ; to be seated, 1Co_14:30 ; to be enthroned, Rev_18:7 ; to dwell, reside, Mat_4:16 ; Luk_1:79 ; Luk_21:35 reside; seated; sit.

κάθ -ημαι , [in LXX chiefly for H3427 ;] in cl . pres. and impf . only ( prop . pf . and plpf . of καθέζομαι ; cf. Bl., § 24), in LXX and NT fut . also, to sit, be seated: Mat_11:16 ; Mat_22:44 ( LXX ), Mar_2:6 , Joh_6:3 , Act_2:2 , Jas_2:3 (on the vulgar imper. κάθου , v. Kennedy, Sources , 162), Rev_4:3 , al. ; seq . prep . c . acc , ἐπί , Mat_9:9 , Mar_2:14 , Joh_12:16 ; παρά , Mat_13:1 , Mar_10:46 ; περί , Mar_3:32 ; Mar_3:34 ; πρός , Luk_22:56 ; ὑπό , Jas_2:3 ; εἰς , Mar_13:3 ; μετά , c . gen . pers ., Mat_26:58 ; ἐκ δεξιῶν , Mat_22:44 ; ἐπάνω , c . gen ., Mat_28:2 ; ἀπέναντι , c . gen ., Mat_27:61 ; ἐπί , c . dat ., Act_3:10 ; id . c . gen ., Act_8:28 ; ἐκεῖ , Mat_15:29 ; pleonastic ( M , Pr., 230, 241; Dalman, Words , 22), Mat_13:2 , Act_23:3 , Rev_18:7 ; metaph ., Mat_4:16 , Luk_1:79 ( LXX ); of one's domicile ( Neh_11:6 , Sir_50:26 ; Hdt ., v, 63), Luk_21:31 , Act_2:2 , Rev_14:6 ( cf. συν -κάθημαι ).

κάθημαι [page 312] P Petr III. 42 H (8)f .21 (mid. iii/B.C.) ἡμέρας κ̄ ἐκάθητο , P Par 18 .11 κάτισον ἕς ( l. κάθησον ἕως ) ἴδωμεν τί μέλλομεν ποιεῖν , BGU IV. 1141 .33 (B.C. 14) εὑρι̣σ̣κ̣ω̣ι̣ αὐτὸν καθήμενο (ν ), ib. 1078 .8 (A.D. 39) οὐ γὰρ ἀργὸν δεῖ με καθῆσθαι . With the use of κάθημαι in Act_23:3 , cf. the curious interview between an Emperor (? Commodus) and a certain Appianus, who has been condemned to death, where, in view of an impending riot, a soldier is represented as saying to the Emperor κύριε , κάθῃ Ῥωμαῖοι γονγύζο [υσ ]ι , Lord, while you are sitting in judgement, the Romans are murmuring (Edd.) (P Oxy I. 33 verso iii. 13 , late ii/A.D.). For the form κάθου ( Mar_12:36 , Act_2:34 , from Psa. 110꞉ 1 [MT Psa_111:1 ]), see Maidhof, p. 300 : cf. Menander Fragm. p. 254, where Kock quotes other three passages from comic poets. With Pelagia-Legenden , p. 4 .4 καθημένη εἰς βαδιστήν , seated on an ass, Musonius p. 43 .18 καθῆσθαι εἰς Σινώπην , to settle in S., cf. Mar_13:3 , Act_8:40 . Musonius p. 59 .7 , uses the word of an idle, sedentary life. For the Aramaism in Mar_4:1 see s.v. ἐμβαίνω . MGr κάθομαι .

κάθημαι "to be seated", Hom. , etc. "to be seated in court", Ar. ; οἱ καθήμενοι "the judges, the court", Thuc. , etc. "to sit still, sit quiet", Lat. desidere, Hom. , Hdt. : in bad sense, "to sit or lie idle", Il. , etc. of a besieging army, "to sit down or lie" before a place, Eur. , Thuc. "to lead a sedentary life", Hdt. , Aesch. , etc. of people, "to be settled", Hdt.

κάθ-ημαι [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;] in cl. present and imperfect only (prop. pf. and plpf. of καθέζομαι; cf. Bl., § 24), in LXX and NT fut. also, to sit, be seated: Mat.11:16 22:44" (LXX), Mrk.2:6, Jhn.6:3, Act.2:2, Jas.2:3 (on the vulgar imper. κάθου, see Kennedy, Sources, 162), Rev.4:3, al.; before prep. with accusative, ἐπί, Mat.9:9, Mrk.2:14, Jhn.12:16; παρά, Mat.13:1, Mrk.10:46; περί, Mrk.3:32, 34; πρός, Luk.22:56; ὑπό, Jas.2:3; εἰς, Mrk.13:3; μετά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.26:58; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.22:44; ἐπάνω, with genitive, Mat.28:2; ἀπέναντι, with genitive, Mat.27:61; ἐπί, with dative, Act.3:10; id. with genitive, Act.8:28; ἐκεῖ, Mat.15:29; pleonastic (M, Pr., 230, 241; Dalman, Words, 22), Mat.13:2, Act.23:3, Rev.18:7; metaphorically, Mat.4:16, Luk.1:79" (LXX) ; of one's domicile (Neh.11:6, Sir.50:26; Hdt., v, 63), Luk.21:31, Act.2:2, Rev.14:6 (cf. συν-κάθημαι) (AS)