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G2523 καθίζω (kathízō)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I set, make to sit

Strong's Definition

to seat down, i.e. set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)

Derivation: another (active) form for G2516 (καθέζομαι);

KJV Usage: continue, set, sit (down), tarry

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

καθίζω; future καθίσω (Buttmann, 37 (32)); 1 aorist ἐκάθισα (impv. 2 singular κάθισον once, Mar_12:36 Tr text WH marginal reading); perfect κεκαθικα (Mar_11:2 (not WH Tr marginal reading; Heb_12:2 L T Tr WH; a late form, see Veitch, under the word)); 1 aorist middle subjunctive 2 person plural καθίσησθε (Luk_22:30 Rec.); future middle καθίσομαι; from Homer down; (cf. Buttmann, 60 (52)); 1. transitive, to make to sit down (κατά; which see III. 1), to set, appoint; the Sept. for δεωΔΡια: τινα ἐπί θρόνου (L T Tr WH τόν θρόνον), to confer the kingdom upon one, Act_2:30; τινα ἐν δεξιά αὐτοῦ, Eph_1:20; τινα, to appoint one to act as judge, 1Co_6:4 (δικαστήν, Plato, legg. 9, p. 873 e.; Polybius 40, 5, 3; συνέδριον κριτῶν, Josephus, Antiquities 20, 9, 1). 2. intransitive; the Sept. for ιΘωΗΡα; a. to sit down; universally, Mat_5:1; Mat_13:48; Mar_9:35; Luk_4:20; Luk_5:3; Luk_14:28; Luk_14:31; Luk_16:6; Joh_8:2; Act_13:14; Act_16:13; with a telic infinitive 1Co_10:7; with specification of the place or seat: ἐν δεξιά τίνος, Heb_1:3; Heb_8:1; Heb_10:12; Heb_12:2; ἐπί τίνι, Mar_11:7 (Rec.); εἰς τόν ναόν, 2Th_2:4 (Buttmann, § 147, 16; Winer's Grammar, 415 (386)); ἐπί with the accusative (cf. Buttmann, 338 (290)), Rev_20:4; Joh_12:14; Mar_11:2 (7 L T Tr WH); Luk_19:30; (add Act_2:3, see Buttmann, § 129, 17; Winer's Grammar, 516 (481)); ἐπί τοῦ βήματος, of a judge, Joh_19:13; Act_12:21; Act_25:6; Act_25:17; κατέναντι (or ἀπέναντι Tr etc.) τίνος, Mar_12:41; with adverbs of place, Mar_14:32; Mat_26:36. b. to sit: (absolutely (of a dead man restored to life) ἐκάθισεν sat, sat up, Luk_7:15 L marginal reading WH marginal reading); ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ, Rev_3:21; ἐπί with the genitive of the seat, Mat_23:2; Mat_25:31; ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καί εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου, Mat_20:21; Mat_20:23; Mar_10:37; Mar_10:40. equivalent to to have fixed one's abode, i. e. to sojourn (cf. our settle, settle down), Act_18:11; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Luk_24:49 (here A. V. tarry) (Exo_16:29; Jer_30:11 (); (Neh_11:25)). Middle (passive? cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 336f) to sit: ἐπί θρόνων, Luk_22:30 (R G L: see κάθημαι); ἐπί θρόνους, Mat_19:28 (WH καθήσεσθε; see κάθημαι. Compare: ἀνακαθίζω, ἐπικαθίζω, παρακαθίζω, περικαθίζω, συγκαθίζω.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

καθίζω kathizō 46x (1) trans. to cause to sit, place; καθίζομαι , to be seated, sit, Mat_19:28 ; Luk_22:30 ; to cause to sit as judges, place, appoint, 1Co_6:4 ; (2) intrans. to sit, sit down, Mat_13:48 ; Mat_26:36 ; to remain, settle, stay, continue, live, Luk_24:49 sit.

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

καθ -ίζω , [in LXX chiefly for H3427 ;] 1. causal, to make to sit down, set, appoint: Act_2:30 , 1Co_6:4 , Eph_1:20 . 2. Intrans ., to sit down, be seated, sit: Mat_5:1 , Mar_9:35 , Luk_7:15 , Joh_8:2 , al. ; c . inf . tel., 1Co_10:7 ; seq . εἰς , 2Th_2:4 ; ἐπί , c . acc , Mar_11:2 , Joh_12:14 ; id . c . gen ., Joh_19:13 , Act_12:21 ; ὧδε , Mar_14:32 ; αὐτοῦ , Mat_26:36 ; ἐν δεξιᾷ , Heb_1:3 ; ἐκ δεξιῶν , Mat_20:21 ; Mat_20:23 ; ἐν , Rev_3:21 ; καθίσας pleonastic ( M , Pro_14:1-35 ; Dalman, Words , 22), Mat_13:48 , Luk_5:3 ; Luk_14:31 ; Luk_16:6 ; of settling in a place (ἐς χωρίον , Thuc ,, iv, 93), seq . ἐν , Luk_24:49 ( cf. ἀνα -, ἐπι -, παρα -, περι -, συν -καθίζω ).

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

καθίζω [page 312] A good ex. of the trans use of this verb, as in 1Co_6:4 , Eph_1:20 , Ev. Petr. 3, is afforded by P Oxy XII. 1469 .7 (A.D. 298) ὁ τῇ ἐπίξει ( l. ἐπείξει ) τῶν χωμάτων ἐπικείμενος καθείζων ἡμᾶς τοὺ [ς ο ]ἰκίζοντας τοῖς τόπο [ι ]ς ἠνάγκασεν ἀ [ν ]αβαλεῖν ναύβια σ̄ν̄ , the overseer of labour on dykes set us, the local inhabitants, to work, and made us bank up 250 naubia (Edd.). For the intrans. usage, as probably in Joh_19:13 (see P. Corssen ZNTW , 1914, p. 338 ff.), with reference to judicial sitting, see Syll 929 .28 (ii/B.C.) cited s.v. διακούω , and cf. PSI V. 502 .21 (B.C. 257 6) καθίσαντες εἰς τὸ ἱερόν , P Meyer 19 .5 (ii/A.D.) τῇ ῑᾱ ἐκάθισα εἰς πλ [ο ]ῖόν [μου , Preisigke 4117 .5 (A.D. 117) τὸ προσκύνημα ἀνδρὸς ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἁγνοτάτου ὧδε καθίσαντος τρίς , also Aristeas 94. The verb survives in MGr. For καθιζάνω used intransitively as in early poetry, cf. P Par 51 .20 (B.C. 160) (= Selections , p. 20).

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

καθίζω ionic κατ- imperf. καθῖζον or κάθιζον attic ἐκάθιζον fut. attic καθιῶ doric καθιξῶ aor1 ἐκάθι^σα epic κάθι^σα attic aor1 καθῖσα ionic κατῖσα epic part. καθίσσας doric καθίξας aor1 καθεῖσα aor1 -θεσσα Mid., imperf. ἐκαθιζόμην fut. καθιζήσομαι later καθίσομαι aor1 ἐκαθισάμην Causal, "to make to sit down, seat", Il. , Hdt. ; καθίσαι τινὰ εἰς θρόνον Xen. "to set or place", Hom. ; καθίσαι στρατόν "to encamp" it, Eur. , Thuc. "to set or place" for "any purpose, post", Od. ; καθίσαι φυλάκους, φύλακας "to set" guards, Hdt. , Xen. "to set up", ἀνδριάντα κάθεσσαν Pind. "to make" an assembly "take their seats", Od. ; κ. τὸ δικαστήριον "to hold" the court, Ar. "to put into a certain condition", κλαίοντά τινα κ. "to set" him a-weeping, Plat. ; also, κλαίειν τινὰ κ. "to make" him weep, Xen. intr., like καθέζομαι, "to sit down, be seated, take one's seat, sit", Hom. , etc.:—c. acc., καθ. τρίποδα, βωμόν, (as we say ""to sit" a horse"), Eur. "to sit at meals", Lat. discumbere, Xen. "to sit as judge", Hdt. , Dem. "to sit down in a country, encamp", Thuc. "to settle, sink in", Plat. the Mid. is also used in intr. sense, Il. , Theocr. , etc.; καθίζεσθαι "to take their seats" (in the theatre), Dem.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

καθ-ίζω [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;] __1. causal, to make to sit down, set, appoint: Act.2:30, 1Co.6:4, Eph.1:20. __2. Intrans., to sit down, be seated, sit: Mat.5:1, Mrk.9:35, Luk.7:15, Jhn.8:2, al.; with inf. tel., 1Co.10:7; before εἰς, 2Th.2:4; ἐπί, with accusative, Mrk.11:2, Jhn.12:14; id. with genitive, Jhn.19:13, Act.12:21; ὧδε, Mrk.14:32; αὐτοῦ, Mat.26:36; ἐν δεξιᾷ, Heb.1:3; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.20:21, 23; ἐν, Rev.3:21; καθίσας pleonastic (M, Pro.14:1-35; Dalman, Words, 22), Mat.13:48, Luk.5:3 14:31 16:6; of settling in a place (ἐς χωρίον, Thuc., iv, 93), before ἐν, Luk.24:49 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, παρα-, περι-, συν-καθίζω) (AS)

Bible Occurrences (45)

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