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καθίζω

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Definition

καθ-ίζω

[in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;]

1. causal, to make to sit down, set, appoint: Acts 2:30, 1 Corinthians 6:4, Ephesians 1:20.

2. Intrans., to sit down, be seated, sit: Matthew 5:1, Mark 9:35, Luke 7:15, John 8:2, al.; with inf. tel., 1 Corinthians 10:7; before εἰς, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; ἐπί, with accusative, Mark 11:2, John 12:14; id. with genitive, John 19:13, Acts 12:21; ὧδε, Mark 14:32; αὐτοῦ, Matthew 26:36; ἐν δεξιᾷ, Hebrews 1:3; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 20:21, 23; ἐν, Revelation 3:21; καθίσας pleonastic (M, Proverbs 14:1-35; Dalman, Words, 22), Matthew 13:48, Luke 5:3; 14:31; 16:6; of settling in a place (ἐς χωρίον, Thuc., iv, 93), before ἐν, Luke 24:49 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, παρα-, περι-, συν-καθίζω)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καθίζω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

46 total
  1. Matthew 5:1καθίσαντος · sat down
    When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
  2. Matthew 13:48καθίσαντες · they sat down
    When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
  3. Matthew 19:28καθίσῃ · sits
    Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, 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.
  4. Matthew 20:21καθίσωσιν · may sit
    “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
  5. Matthew 20:23καθίσαι · to sit
    “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  6. Matthew 23:2ἐκάθισαν · sit
    “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
  7. Matthew 25:31καθίσει · He will sit
    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  8. Matthew 26:36Καθίσατε · Sit
    Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
  9. Mark 9:35καθίσας · Sitting down
    Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
  10. Mark 10:37καθίσωμεν · may sit
    They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
  11. Mark 10:40καθίσαι · to sit
    But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
  12. Mark 11:2ἐκάθισεν · has ever sat
    …and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
  13. Mark 11:7ἐκάθισεν · He sat
    Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
  14. Mark 12:41καθίσας · [Jesus] was sitting
    As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
  15. Mark 14:32Καθίσατε · Sit
    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
  16. Mark 16:19ἐκάθισεν · sat down
    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  17. Luke 4:20ἐκάθισεν · [and] sat down
    Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
  18. Luke 5:3καθίσας · sitting down
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  19. Luke 14:28καθίσας · sit down
    Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
  20. Luke 14:31καθίσας · will not first sit down
    Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
  21. Luke 16:6καθίσας · sit down
    ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
  22. Luke 19:30ἐκάθισεν · sat
    …saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
  23. Luke 24:49καθίσατε · remain
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  24. John 8:2καθίσας · He sat down
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  25. John 12:14ἐκάθισεν · sat
    Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
  26. John 19:13ἐκάθισεν · sat
    When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
  27. Acts 2:3ἐκάθισεν · came to rest
    They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
  28. Acts 2:30καθίσαι · that He would place
    But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
  29. Acts 8:31καθίσαι · [and] sit
    “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
  30. Acts 12:21καθίσας · sat
    On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
  31. Acts 13:14ἐκάθισαν · [and] sat down
    And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
  32. Acts 16:13καθίσαντες · sitting down
    On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
  33. Acts 18:11Ἐκάθισεν · [Paul] stayed
    So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.
  34. Acts 25:6καθίσας · he sat
    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
  35. Acts 25:17καθίσας · I sat
    So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
  36. 1 Corinthians 6:4καθίζετε · do you appoint [as judges]
    So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
  37. 1 Corinthians 10:7Ἐκάθισεν · sat down
    Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
  38. Ephesians 1:20καθίσας · seated [Him]
    …which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  39. 2 Thessalonians 2:4καθίσαι · will seat himself
    He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
  40. Hebrews 1:3ἐκάθισεν · He sat down
    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  41. Hebrews 8:1ἐκάθισεν · sat down
    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  42. Hebrews 10:12ἐκάθισεν · He sat down
    But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
  43. Hebrews 12:2κεκάθικεν · sat down
    Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  44. Revelation 3:21καθίσαι · to sit; ἐκάθισα · sat down
    To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
  45. Revelation 20:4ἐκάθισαν · those seated
    Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.