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Greek verb · G2523

καθίζω

kathizokath-id'-zo

causal; Intrans.

44 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: kathízō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2523is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 10 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 15
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G2523

to seat down, i.e. set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)

The King James renders it: continue, set, sit (down), tarry.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

kathizo is rendered "causal; Intrans.". It stands 44 times in the Greek text, across ten books.

  • Nine of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "causal".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
  • The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.

The first use

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

Matthew 5:1καθίσαντος

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in ten of the 27 New Testament books.

The other 17 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: causal, and Intrans..

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
causalto make to sit down, set, appointTagged as
  • having sat4
  • to sit4
  • do sit2
  • He sat2
  • sat2
  • do remain1
  • has sat1
  • has sat down1

and 12 more, 29 uses in all

WhereActs 2:30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his…
Intrans.to sit down, be seated, sitTagged as
  • having sat down7
  • sat down6
  • to sit down1
  • when was sitting down1
WhereMatthew 5:1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

καθίστημιkathistemito appoint/conductUses21
καθίημιkathiemito lowerUses4

All 44, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

15 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • ἐκάθισεν12
  • καθίσας10
  • καθίσαι6
  • καθίσατε3
  • ἐκάθισαν2
  • καθίσαντες2
  • ἐκάθισα1
  • ἐκάθισαν.¶1
  • καθίζετε1
  • καθίσαντος1
  • καθίσει1
  • καθίσῃ1

and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular12V-AAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10V-AAP-NSM
  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)6V-AAN
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-AAI-3P
  • verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural3V-AAM-2P
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-AAP-NPM
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
  • verb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-AAP-GSM
  • verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person plural1V-AAS-1P
  • verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-AAS-3P
  • verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
  • verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S

Matthew

eight uses
  • When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

    Matthew 5:1

    • καθίσαντοςkathisantosverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: when was sitting 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.

    Matthew 13:48

    • καθίσαντεςkathisantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having sat down
  • 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.

    Matthew 19:28

    • καθίσῃkathiseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may sit down
  • “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.”

    Matthew 20:21

    • καθίσωσινkathisosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may 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.”

    Matthew 20:23

    • καθίσαιkathisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sit
  • “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

    Matthew 23:2

    • ἐκάθισανekathisanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: sat down
  • When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

    Matthew 25:31

    • καθίσειkathiseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He will sit
  • At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

    Matthew 26:36

    • καθίσατεkathisateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do sit

Mark

seven uses
  • 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.”

    Mark 9:35

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat down
  • They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”

    Mark 10:37

    • καθίσωμενkathisomenverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: let us 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.”

    Mark 10:40

    • καθίσαιkathisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sit
  • 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.

    Mark 11:2

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: sat
  • Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.

    Mark 11:7

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He sat
  • As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

    Mark 12:41

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat down
  • Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

    Mark 14:32

    • καθίσατεkathisateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do sit

Luke

seven uses
  • 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,

    Luke 4:20

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He sat 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.

    Luke 5:3

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having sat 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?

    Luke 14:28

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: he having sat 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?

    Luke 14:31

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat down
  • ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

    Luke 16:6

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat down
  • 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.

    Luke 19:30

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has sat
  • 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.”

    Luke 24:49

    • καθίσατεkathisateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do remain

John

two uses
  • Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:

    John 12:14

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He 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.

    John 19:13

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: sat down

Acts

nine uses
  • They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

    Acts 2:3

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: sat
  • 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.

    Acts 2:30

    • καθίσαιkathisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to set
  • “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

    Acts 8:31

    • καθίσαιkathisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sit
  • On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

    Acts 12:21

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat
  • And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

    Acts 13:14

    • ἐκάθισαν.¶ekathisanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they sat 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.

    Acts 16:13

    • καθίσαντεςkathisantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having sat down
  • So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

    Acts 18:11

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He remained
  • 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.

    Acts 25:6

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having 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.

    Acts 25:17

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat

1 Corinthians

two uses
  • So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

    1 Corinthians 6:4

    • καθίζετεkathizeteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: set you up
  • Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”

    1 Corinthians 10:7

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Sat down

Ephesians

one use
  • which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

    Ephesians 1:20

    • καθίσαςkathisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having sat

2 Thessalonians

one use
  • 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.

    2 Thessalonians 2:4

    • καθίσαιkathisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sit down

Hebrews

four uses
  • 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.

    Hebrews 1:3

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: 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,

    Hebrews 8:1

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: sat down
  • But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

    Hebrews 10:12

    • ἐκάθισενekathisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: 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.

    Hebrews 12:2

    • κεκάθικεν.¶kekathikenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has sat down

Revelation

three uses
  • 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.

    Revelation 3:21

    • καθίσαιkathisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sit
    • ἐκάθισαekathisaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I sat down
  • 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.

    Revelation 20:4

    • ἐκάθισανekathisanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they sat

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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