To seat
καθίζωStrong’s G2523kathizō
Appears in 45 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kathizō is the Greek word usually translated “having sat down”, “sat down” and “sit”. It appears in 45 verses of the New Testament.
“Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having sat down”, “sat down” and “sit”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having sat down 8
- sat down 6
- to sit 4
- having sat 4
- sat 3
- do sit 2
- he sat 2
- when was sitting down 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 9
- Matthew 8
- Mark 8
- Luke 7
- Hebrews 4
- John 3
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- Matthew 13:48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
- Matthew 19:28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 20:21And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
- Matthew 20:23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
- Matthew 23:2Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
All 45 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
καθίζω kathizō · to seat
καθ-ίζω [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;] 1. causal, to make to sit down, set, appoint: Act.2:30, 1Co.6:4, Eph.1:20. 2. Intrans., to sit down, be seated, sit: Mat.5:1, Mrk.9:35, Luk.7:15, Jhn.8:2, al.; with inf. tel., 1Co.10:7; before εἰς, 2Th.2:4; ἐπί, with accusative, Mrk.11:2, Jhn.12:14; id. with genitive, Jhn.19:13, Act.12:21; ὧδε, Mrk.14:32; αὐτοῦ, Mat.26:36; ἐν δεξιᾷ, Heb.1:3; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.20:21, 23; ἐν, Rev.3:21; καθίσας pleonastic (M, Pro.14:1-35; Dalman, Words, 22), Mat.13:48, Luk.5:3 14:31 16:6; of settling in a place (ἐς χωρίον, Thuc., iv, 93), before ἐν, Luk.24:49 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “seat” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SEAT, noun
[L. sedes, situs.]
- That on which one sits; a chair, bench, stool or any other thing on which a person sits.
- The place of sitting; throne; chair of state; tribunal; post of authority; as the seat of justice; judgment-seat.
- Mansion; residence; dwelling; abode; as Italy the seat of empire.
- Site; situation.
All definitions and other forms of “seat”
- That part of a saddle on which a person sits.
- In horsemanship, posture or situation of a perosn on horseback.
- A pew or slip in a chruch; a place to sit in.
- The place where a thing is settled or established.
SEAT, verb transitive
- To place on a seat; to cause to sit down.
- To place in a post of authority, in office or a place of distinction.
- To settle; to fix in a particular place or country.
- To fix; to set firm.
- To place in a chruch; to assign seats to.
- To appropriate the pews in, to particular families; as, to seat a church.
- To repair by making the seat new; as, to seat a garment.
- To settle; to plant with inhabitants; as, to seat a country. [Not used much.]
SEAT, verb intransitive
To rest; to lie down. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.