καθήμενοι

káthēmai

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 27:36 · Word #2

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 NOM M PL 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 NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaκάθημαι
Strong'sG2521

SIBI-P1 Translation G2521-08

those sitting

Morphological NotesVerb, present tense, middle voice (deponent in form), participle, nominative masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe present middle participle nominative masculine plural denotes ongoing seatedness or settled presence. "Those sitting" preserves the stative present sense and the participial, nominative masculine plural form.

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