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Lexicon :: Strong's G2523 - kathizō

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καθίζω
Transliteration
kathizō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Another (active) form for καθέζομαι (G2516)
mGNT
46x in 14 unique form(s) TR
48x in 19 unique form(s) LXX
186x in 26 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 3:440,386

Strong’s Definitions

καθίζω kathízō, kath-id'-zo; another (active) form for G2516; to seat down, i.e. set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell):—continue, set, sit (down), tarry.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's G2523 in the following manner: sit (26x), sit down (14x), set (2x), be set (2x), be set down (2x), continue (1x), tarry (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's G2523 in the following manner: sit (26x), sit down (14x), set (2x), be set (2x), be set down (2x), continue (1x), tarry (1x).

  1. to make to sit down

    1. to set, appoint, to confer a kingdom on one

  2. intransitively

    1. to sit down

    2. to sit

      1. to have fixed one's abode

      2. to sojourn, to settle, settle down

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθίζω kathízō, kath-id'-zo; another (active) form for G2516; to seat down, i.e. set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell):—continue, set, sit (down), tarry.
STRONGS G2523:
καθίζω; future καθίσω (Buttmann, 37 (32)); 1 aorist ἐκάθισα (impv. 2 singular κάθισον once, Mark 12:36 Tr text WH marginal reading); perfect κεκαθικα (Mark 11:2 (not WH Tr marginal reading; Hebrews 12:2 L T Tr WH; a late form, see Veitch, under the word)); 1 aorist middle subjunctive 2 person plural καθίσησθε (Luke 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 הושִׁיב: τινα ἐπί θρόνου (L T Tr WH τόν θρόνον), to confer the kingdom upon one, Acts 2:30; τινα ἐν δεξιά αὐτοῦ, Ephesians 1:20; τινα, to appoint one to act as judge, 1 Corinthians 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 יָשַׁב;
a. to sit down; universally, Matthew 5:1; Matthew 13:48; Mark 9:35; Luke 4:20; Luke 5:3; Luke 14:28, 31; Luke 16:6; John 8:2; Acts 13:14; Acts 16:13; with a telic infinitive 1 Corinthians 10:7; with specification of the place or seat: ἐν δεξιά τίνος, Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 12:2; ἐπί τίνι, Mark 11:7 (Rec.); εἰς τόν ναόν, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (Buttmann, § 147, 16; Winer's Grammar, 415 (386)); ἐπί with the accusative (cf. Buttmann, 338 (290)), Revelation 20:4; John 12:14; Mark 11:2 (7 L T Tr WH); Luke 19:30; (add Acts 2:3, see Buttmann, § 129, 17; Winer's Grammar, 516 (481)); ἐπί τοῦ βήματος, of a judge, John 19:13; Acts 12:21; Acts 25:6, 17; κατέναντι (or ἀπέναντι Tr etc.) τίνος, Mark 12:41; with adverbs of place, Mark 14:32; Matthew 26:36.
b. to sit: (absolutely (of a dead man restored to life) ἐκάθισεν sat, sat up, Luke 7:15 L marginal reading WH marginal reading); ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ, Revelation 3:21; ἐπί with the genitive of the seat, Matthew 23:2; Matthew 25:31; ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καί εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου, Matthew 20:21, 23; Mark 10:37, 40. equivalent to to have fixed one's abode, i. e. to sojourn (cf. our settle, settle down), Acts 18:11; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Luke 24:49 (here A. V. tarry) (Exodus 16:29; Jeremiah 30:11 (Jer. 49:33); (Nehemiah 11:25)). Middle (passive? cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 336f) to sit: ἐπί θρόνων, Luke 22:30 (R G L: see κάθημαι); ἐπί θρόνους, Matthew 19:28 (WH καθήσεσθε; see κάθημαι. Compare: ἀνακαθίζω, ἐπικαθίζω, παρακαθίζω, περικαθίζω, συγκαθίζω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
16:29
Nehemiah
11:25
Jeremiah
30:11; 49:33
Matthew
5:1; 13:48; 19:28; 20:21; 20:23; 23:2; 25:31; 26:36
Mark
9:35; 10:37; 10:40; 11:2; 11:2; 11:7; 12:36; 12:41; 14:32
Luke
4:20; 5:3; 7:15; 14:28; 14:31; 16:6; 19:30; 22:30; 22:30; 24:49
John
8:2; 12:14; 19:13
Acts
2:3; 2:30; 12:21; 13:14; 16:13; 18:11; 25:6; 25:17
1 Corinthians
6:4; 10:7
Ephesians
1:20
2 Thessalonians
2:4
Hebrews
1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 12:2
Revelation
3:21; 20:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2523 matches the Greek καθίζω (kathizō),
which occurs 48 times in 46 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:1 - And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:48 - which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:21 - And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:2 - saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:31 - But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:36 - Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:35 - And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:37 - And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:40 - but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:2 - and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:7 - And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:41 - And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:32 - And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:19 - So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:20 - And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:28 - For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:31 - Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:30 - saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:30

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49 - And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:2 - And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:14 - And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:13 - When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:31 - And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:14 - But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13 - And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:11 - And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:4 - If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:7 - Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:20 - which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:3 - who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:1 - Now in the things which we are saying the chief point is this: We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:12 - but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21 - He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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