"to seat one’s self, sit down, Mt. 26:55; Lk. 2:46; Jn. 4:6; 1:20; 20:12; Acts 6:15; 20:9*"
Definition and meaning
to seat one’s self, sit down, Mt. 26:55; Lk. 2:46; Jn. 4:6; 1:20; 20:12; Acts 6:15; 20:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: καθέζομαι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kathezomai (G2516) across the King James Bible.
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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Common questions
Strong's G2516 (kathezomai) is a Greek word that means: to seat one’s self, sit down, Mt. 26:55; Lk. 2:46; Jn. 4:6; 1:20; 20:12; Acts 6:15; 20:9* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word kathezomai (G2516) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2516 is kathezomai, a Greek word defined as: to seat one’s self, sit down, Mt. 26:55; Lk. 2:46; Jn. 4:6; 1:20; 20:12; Acts 6:15; 20:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kathezomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.