Strong's Greek · G2521

κάθημαι

káthēmai

dwell, sit (by, down)

Definition

and (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside

Derivation

from G2596 (κατά);

Appears 91 times in Scripture

Matthew 19:28

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 13:2

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

Matthew 27:36

And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

Matthew 15:29

Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

Matthew 13:1

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

Matthew 20:30

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!”

Matthew 11:16

To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Matthew 4:16

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.”

Mark 16:5

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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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