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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 having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:48 - which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - And Jesus said to them, 'Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- 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 to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - And he saith to them, 'Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:2 - saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:31 - 'And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:36 - Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, 'Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:35 - and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, 'If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:37

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:40 - but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:2 - and saith to them, 'Go away to the village that is over-against you, and immediately, entering into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which no one of men hath sat, having loosed it, bring it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:7 - And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:41 - And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:32 - And they come to a spot, the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:19 - The Lord, then, indeed, after speaking to them, was received up to the heaven, and sat on the right hand of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:20 - And having folded the roll, having given it back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon's, he asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:28 - 'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he have the things for completing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:31 - 'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:30 - having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may 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, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye -- abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:2 - and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:14 - and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:13 - Pilate, therefore, having heard this word, brought Jesus without -- and he sat down upon the tribunal -- to a place called, 'Pavement,' and in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:31 - and he said, 'Why, how am I able, if some one may not guide me?' he called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:14 - and they having gone through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they sat down,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13 - on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - 'They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding day having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:4 - of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly -- these cause ye to sit;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:7 - Neither become ye idolaters, as certain of them, as it hath been written, 'The people sat down to eat and to drink, and stood up to play;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:20 - which He wrought in the Christ, having raised him out of the dead, and did set him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God -- the day doth not come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:3 - who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might -- through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:1 - And the sum concerning the things spoken of is: we have such a chief priest, who did sit down at the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:12 - And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered -- to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, --

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21 - He who is overcoming -- I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit 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 to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;
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