καθῆσθαι
kathesthai
to sit
from κατά; and (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside:--dwell, sit (by, down).
Mark 4:1 · Word #20
Lexicon G2521
| Lemma | κάθημαι |
| Transliteration | káthēmai |
| Strong's | G2521 |
| In-context | to sit |
| Literal | to-sit |
Morphology V PRS MID INF
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest |
| Mood | INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κάθημαι |
| Strong's | G2521 |
SIBI-P1 G2521-15
to be sitting oneself down
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense; middle voice (deponent in form but active in meaning); infinitive mood. The present infinitive denotes ongoing action or state, and the middle form highlights the subject’s participation in or relation to the seated state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present tense conveys an ongoing or continuous state of sitting, while the middle voice reflects personal involvement or self-positioning. Rendering it as "to be sitting oneself down" preserves both the durative aspect and the reflexive nuance inherent in the middle form, expressed here as a present middle infinitive. |
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Words from Root κάθημαι (to sit, to be seated, to remain, to reside, to dwell)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2521-02 |
kathe | be sitting yourself down |
G2521-05 |
kathemenen | having-seated-herself and remaining seated (feminine singular accusative) |
G2521-06 |
kathemenes | of the one being-seated |
Word Usage (91 occurrences of G2521)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 4:16 | καθήμενος | kathemenos | |
| Matthew 4:16 | καθημένοις | kathemenois | |
| Matthew 9:9 | καθήμενον | kathemenon |