Strong's Greek · G2521
G2521 káthēmai
κάθημαι
kath'-ay-mahee
to sit
Looking for Hebrew H2521 Chelqath hats-Tsurîym? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2521. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
káthēmai appears 91 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:16 and Mark 16:5. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
and ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
In the King James Version
dwell, sit (by, down)
Derivation
from G2596 (κατά);
Appears 91 times in Scripture
“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.”
“Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.”
“And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.”
“Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.”
“That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.”
“And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!””
“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:”
“the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.””
“When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
