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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 91 times in 89 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 - the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:9 - As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - "To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:1 - On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:2 - And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29 - When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:44 - 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:58 - But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest's courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:69

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:69 - Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19 - As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:36 - Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:61 - (Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:6 - Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:14 - As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:34 - And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there while the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:15 - They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind - the one who had the "Legion" - and they were afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:36 - David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62 - "I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:79 - to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:17 - Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:27 - After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, 'We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:35 - So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 - "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:35 - As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:42 - For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:35 - For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:55 - When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:56 - Then a slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said, "This man was with him too!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:69 - But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:3 - So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:8 - Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:15 - "Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:2 - Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:34 - For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:28 - and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

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