καθημένου

káthēmai

as he was sitting

To be seated, to sit (in a place or on something); to take a seated position; in extended or figurative senses, to remain in a place, to dwell, to reside, or to be situated. The primary sense is physical sitting or being seated, with extensions to figurative or settled presence (as in residing or dwelling in a place).

G2521

Matthew 24:3 · Word #1

Lexicon G2521

Lemmaκάθημαι
Transliterationkáthēmai
Strong'sG2521
DefinitionTo be seated, to sit (in a place or on something); to take a seated position; in extended or figurative senses, to remain in a place, to dwell, to reside, or to be situated. The primary sense is physical sitting or being seated, with extensions to figurative or settled presence (as in residing or dwelling in a place).

Morphology V PRS MID PTCP GEN M SG 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 PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseas he was sitting
Literalsitting-of-him

Lexical Info

Lemmaκάθημαι
Strong'sG2521

SIBI-P1 Translation G2521-12

of the one sitting

Morphological NotesVerb, present middle participle, genitive masculine singular; stative in sense, expressing ongoing seated state.
Rendering RationaleThe present middle participle conveys an ongoing state of being seated. The genitive masculine singular form is reflected by "of the one sitting," preserving both the participial and case force without adding contextual interpretation.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

of the one sitting

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 accurately reflects the participial form and the physical sense of sitting as used here. No context correction needed.
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