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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 have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:9 - As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places and calling to their playmates,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:1 - That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:2 - And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29 - And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:58 - But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19 - Besides, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much over him today in a dream."

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:61 - Mary Mag'dalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:6 - Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:14 - And as he passed on, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:34 - And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:15 - And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - And they came to Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimae'us, a blind beggar, the son of Timae'us, was sitting by the roadside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:36 - David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, declared, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite 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 you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.

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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 - On one of those days, as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, 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 he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; 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 to one another, 'We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:35 - Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, 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 you, Chora'zin! woe to you, Beth-sa'ida! for if the mighty works 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 he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside 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 come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:56 - Then a maid, seeing him as he sat in the light and gazing at him, said, "This man also was with him."

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:8 - The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:15 - "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on an ass's colt!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:2 - And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a 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 himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - and recognized him as the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:28 - and was returning; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:8 - Now at Lystra there was a man sitting, who could not use his feet; he was a cripple from birth, who had never walked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - And a young man named Eu'tychus was sitting in the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer; and being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.

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