καθέζομαι
(v. infr.), impf. ἐκαθεζόμην in Prose, X. An. 1.5.9, Cyr. 5.3.25 (but freq. as aor. 2, And. 1.44, Th. 4.110, Pl. Euthd. 272e); in Poets, καθεζόμην Od. 9.417, A. Eu. 6, Ar. Lys. 1139: fut. καθεδοῦμαι Id. Ra. 200, Av. 727 (anap.), And. 1.111, Pl. Tht. 146a, D. 5.15; later καθεδήσομαι D.L. 2.72, καθεσθήσομαι LXX [Lev 12:5]: aor. καθεσθείς AP 9.644.5 (Agath.), Paus. 9.3.4, Charito 3.2, but v. Luc. Sol. 11 (καθίζομαι, Pass. of καθίζω, which supplies the trans. sense, is more common in pres. and impf., but we have κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζεαι Od. 10.378, καθεζόμεσθα E. Heracl. 33, καθέζονται Lys. 13.37, etc.): -
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1. sit down, take one’s seat, ἀγορήνδε καθεζώμεσθα κιόντες Od. 1.372; εἰνὶ θύρῃσι καθέζετο 9.417, cf. Il. 24.126, etc.; κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζευ ἐπὶ θρόνου ib. 522; κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζετ’ ἐπὶ.. λίθοισιν Od. 3.406; καθεζομένη πρόχνυ (v. πρόχνυ); so κ. ἐν.. εὐνατηρίοις S. Tr. 918; ἐπὶ ζυγοῖς ἀρχῆς E. Ph. 75; ἐς θρόνον A. Pr. 231; preside, Lys. l.c., Aeschin. 3.73; ἐνθαδί Ar. Ra. 200; οὐ λαχόντες προεδρεύειν, ἀλλ’ ἐκ παρασκευῆς καθεζόμενοι taking their seats, Aeschin. 3.3: Medic., Hp. Epid. 7.3.
2. sit down in, occupy, a country, encamp, Th. 2.18, 7.77; settle, εἰς χώραν OGI 201.13 (Nubia, vi A.D.).
II remain seated, in various senses:
1 sit still, with collat. notion of inaction, τίφθ’ οὕτως κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζεαι ἶσος ἀναύδῳ; Od. 10.378, cf. 6.295.
2. sit as suppliants, ἱκέται καθεζόμεσθα βώμιοι E. Heracl. l.c.; πρὸς τὰ ἱερὰ ἱκετῶν καθεζομένων Th. 3.70, cf. Ar. Lys. 1139, D. 18.107.
3. sit for one’s portrait, Porph. Plot. 1.
4. of a teacher, πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων [Mat 26:55].
G2516 — καθέζομαι
imperfect ἐκαθεζόμην; (from Homer down); to sit down, seat oneself, sit: [Joh 20:12]; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, [Mat 26:55]; [Luk 2:46]; [Joh 11:20]; [Act 6:15]; followed by ἐπί with the genitive, [Act 20:9] L T Tr WH; by ἐπί with the dative, [Joh 4:6]; ἐκεῖ, [Joh 6:3] Tdf.; (οὗ where, [Act 2:2] Lachmann Cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 336f; Buttmann, 56 (49); 60 (52). Compare: παρακαθέζομαι.)
καθ - έζομαι ,
[in LXX : [Lev 12:5], al. (H3427), [Job 39:28] (H7931);]
to sit down, sit: [Joh 20:12]; seq . ἐν , [Mat 26:55], [Luk 2:46], [Joh 11:20], [Act 6:15]; seq . ἐπί , c . gen ., [Act 20:9]; id . c . dat ., [Joh 4:6] ( cf. παρα - καθέζ -, κάθημαι ). †
καθ᾿ εἷς , see ( εἷς . G1520)