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Lexicon :: Strong's G2521 - kathēmai

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κάθημαι
Transliteration
kathēmai (Key)
Pronunciation
kath'-ay-mahee
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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)
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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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2521 matches the Greek κάθημαι (kathēmai),
which occurs 89 times in 87 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 - The people who sat in darkness, saw great light; and to them who sat in the region and shades of death, light hath arisen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:9 - And as Jesus was passing from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:1 - The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:2 - And great multitudes were gathered to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29 - And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh to the sea of Galilee; and ascended a mountain, and sat down there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:44 - The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:58 - But Peter followed him at a distance, to the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say to you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:69 - Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19 - When he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:36 - And sitting down, they watched him there:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:61 - And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulcher.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:6 - But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:14 - And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - And the multitude sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brethren without seek for thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:34 - And he looked around on them who sat about him, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - And he began again to teach by the sea-side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea, on the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:15 - And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the demon, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway-side begging.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:36 - For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62 - And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were frightened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:79 - To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shades of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:17 - And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:27 - And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:35 - Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man out of whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 - Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:35 - And it came to pass, that as he had come nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:42 - And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:35 - For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:55 - And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:56 - But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:69 - Hereafter will the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - And found in the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money, sitting:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:3 - And Jesus went upon a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:8 - The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:15 - Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:2 - And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:34 - For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he saith himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - And they knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:28 - Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, read Isaiah the prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:8 - And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

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